Browsing Bethlehem University Faculty Research by Author "Amr, Zuhair"
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Change of diet of the Eurasian Eagle Owl, Bubo bubo, suggest decline in biodiversity in Wadi Al Makhrour, Bethlehem Governorate, Palestinian Territories
Amr, Zuhair; Handal, Elias; Bibi, Faysal; Najajrah, Mohammad; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (Slovak Raptor Journal, 2016)The diet of the Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo) was studied in Wadi Al Makhrour, Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories in 2015 with fresh and several year old pellets. Three species of arthropods, one reptile species, at least ... -
Decline in Vertebrate Biodiversity in Bethlehem, Palestine
Qumsiyeh, Mazin; Zavala, Sibylle; Amr, Zuhair (Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2014)Our data showed that in the 1960s/1970s some 31 species of mammals and 78 species of birds were present in the area of the Bethlehem governorate, between Bethlehem and Deir Mar Saba. Comparison with observations done in ... -
Diversity and ecology of the land snails of the Palestinian Territories of the West Bank
Amr, Zuhair; Najajreh, Mohamad; Zawahrah, Mubarak; Neubert, Eike; Handal, Elias; Abu Baker, Mohamad; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (Zoology and Ecology, 2018)The diversity of the terrestrial snails of the Palestinian Territories was presented with a total of 42 species in 26 genera representing 15 families. Families Enidae and Hygromiidae had the highest number of species, ... -
Grasshoppers and locusts (Orthoptera: Caelifera) from the Palestinian territories at the Palestine Museum of Natural History
Abusarhan, Mohammad; Amr, Zuhair; Ghattas, Manal; Handal, Elias; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (Zoology and Ecology, 2017)We report on the collection of grasshoppers and locusts from the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) studied at the nascent Palestine Museum of Natural History. Three hundred and forty specimens were collected during ... -
Karyotype for Nebo hierichonticus (Simon 1872) from the Palestinian Territories (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae)
Qumsiyeh, Mazin; Amr, Zuhair; Abu Srour, Kareem; Al-Fawaghra, Nael (The Japan Mendel Society, 2014)In this paper we report the first karyotypic data on Nebo hierichonticus (Simon 1872) from the occupied Palestinian territories. The karyotype consists of 50 chromosomes which appear acrocentric except for pair 3, likely ... -
Mantids (Dictyoptera: Mantodea) from the Palestinian Territories with an updated list
Handal, Elias; Al Wahsh, Aysha; Ehrmann, Reinhard; Amr, Zuhair; Battiston, Roberto; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (ARTICULATA, 2018)A total of seventeen species of the order Mantodea were recorded from the Palestinian Territories belonging to five families (Empusidae, Eremiaphilidae, Mantidae, Tarachodidae and Toxoderidae) and thirteen genera (Ameles, ... -
Records of scorpions from the Palestinian Territories, with the first chromosomal data (Arachnida: Scorpiones)
Qumsiyeh, Mazin; Salman, Ibrahim; Salsaa, Michael; Amr, Zuhair (Zoology in the Middle East, 2013)Seven species were collected from several habitats in the West Bank, namely Leiurus quinquestriatus, Androctonus crassicauda, Compsobuthus werneri, Orthochirus scrobiculosus, Hottentotta judaicus, Nebo hierichonticus, ... -
Some Records of Butterflies (Lepidoptera) from the Palestinian Territories
Abusarhan, Mohammed; Handal, Elias; Ghattas, Manal; Amr, Zuhair; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2016)Butterflies were collected from 49 localities in the occupied West Bank of Jordan (Palestinian Territories). Fifty-four species were identified belonging to five families (Papilionidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Hesperiidae, ... -
Some records of freshwater snail from the Occupied Palestinian territories
Handal, Elias; Amr, Zuhair; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (Jordan Journal of Natural History, 2015)This study contributes to the taxonomy and distribution of the freshwater snail fauna in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. A total of 10 species of freshwater snails belonging to five families (Neritidae, Melanopsidae, ... -
SOME RECORDS OF REPTILES FROM THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Handal, Elias; Amr, Zuhair; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (Russian Journal of Herpetology, 2016)Distributional data for 36 species belonging to 13 families are presented for the reptiles of the Palestinian Territories. Scientific names were updated based on recent literature. This is the first account on the reptiles ... -
Systematics, distribution and ecological analysis of rodents in Jordan
Amr, Zuhair; Abu Baker, Mohammad; Qumsiyeh, Mazin; Eid, Ehab (Zootaxa, 2018)Distributional and ecological data were given to all rodents of Jordan. The rodent fauna of Jordan consists of 28 species with 20 genera in eight families (Cricetidae, Dipodidae, Gliridae, Hystricidae, Muridae, Myocastoridae, ...