Browsing Bethlehem University Faculty Research by Author "Qumsiyeh, Mazin"
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Assessing long-term changes in the raptor fauna of the Fertile Crescent by reference to the nineteenth century works of Canon HB Tristram
Saeed, Reena; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (Sandgrouse, 2020)The Reverend Canon HB Tristram was the first serious observer of birds in Palestine, then part of the Ottoman Empire, which he visited six times between 1858 and 1897. We focus on two of his works, published in 1865, 1867 ... -
Biodiversity Conservation of Wadi Al-Quff Proteccted area (Central Palestine): Challenges and Opportunities
Qumsiyeh, Mazin; Khalilieh, Anton; Albaradeiya, Issa Musa; Al-Shaikh, Banan (Jordan Journal of Natural History, 2016)The Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) are areas of high but threatened biodiversity. Since the establishment of the Palestinian Authority, there have been increased resources devoted to capacity building and to ... -
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 ... -
Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Acute Leukemia Patients from Occupied Palestine
Zaid, Ahmad; Abualia, Khawla; Khatib, Areej; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (Jordan Medical Journal, 2018)Cytogenetic data in acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia are important for diagnosis, therapy design, and prognosis. This is the first report of a series of cytogenetic studies on patients with acute ... -
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 ... -
Distribution and Cytogenetics of Amphibians from the Occupied Palestinian territories (West Bank of Jordan)
Salman, Ibrahim; Salsaa, Michael; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (Jordan Journal of Natural History, 2014)The distribution of four species of amphibians (Bufotes variabilis, Pelophylax bedriagae, Hyla savignyi / H. felixarabica, and Pelobates syriacus) are given in the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank are ... -
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, ... -
Fauna of Wadi Al-Quff Protected Area: Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals
Qumsiyeh, Mazin (Jordan Journal of Natural History, 2018)A survey on the vertebrates of Wadi Al-Quff Protected Area (WAQPA) was conducted as part of a management plan preparation. Nineteen mammal species were recorded and all but one (Marbled Polecat, Vormela peregusna listed ... -
Felix-Marie Abel and his Vision of Nature in Palestine: Géographie de la Palestine revisited
Goupil, Tony; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (The Arab World Geographer, 2018)Felix-Marie Abel was in the early 20th century one of the most prominent “Bible scholars” and, despite limitations, contributed to a better knowledge of Palestinian history and geography. The present paper is an overview ... -
First Record of the Western Conifer Seed Bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Hemiptera, Coreidae), from Palestine
Handal, Elias; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (2019-12)This is the first report of the invasive Western conifer seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Hemiptera, Coreidae) from the Palestine geography representing its southern-most record in Asia. The record is ... -
Genotoxic effects of Israeli industrial pollutants on residents of Bruqeen village (Salfit district, Palestine)
Hammad, Khloud; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (International Journal of Environmental Studies, 2013)Many industrial byproducts are genotoxic agents that induce cytogenetic changes and DNA damage. Bruqeen, a Palestinian village in Salfit district in the northern West bank, is subject to industrial waste products coming ... -
Genotoxicity of recycling electronic waste in Idhna, Hebron District, Palestine
Khlaif, Nadia; Qumsiyeh, Mazin (International Journal of Environmental Studies, 2016)Most Electronic waste (e-waste) ends up in landfills while some is recycled. A major site for e-waste recycling in Palestine is the village of Idhna in the Hebron District and most of this waste originates from Israel. ... -
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 ... -
Invertebrate Fauna of Wadi Al-Quff Protected Area, Palestine
Qumsiyeh, Mazin (Jordan Journal of Natural History, 2016)We report results of a preliminary survey of the invertebrate fauna of Wadi Al-Quff area (occupied Palestine). We recorded 23 species of butterflies in 5 families. Moths were a difficult group to classify but we have at ... -
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 ...