Other Publications

البحوث المنشورة أو المقبولة للنشر في الدوريات العلمية المتخصصة أو دوريات مراكز البحوث:

البحوث الجارية لعام 2014

  • Sharaf, M. R.; Ghahari, H.; Collingwood, C. A. & Aldawood, A. S. (In Preparation). An annotated catalogue of the Iranian Formicidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea). To be submitted to Zookeys.
  • Ghahari, H.; Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. & Collingwood, C. A. A contribution to the study of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Eastern Iran. To be submitted to Zoology in the Middle East.
  • Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. (In Preparation). Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Socotra Island. To be submitted to PLoS ONE.
  • Sharaf, M. R. Al Dhafer, H. M. & Aldawood, A. S. (In Preparation). First record of the subfamily Leptanillinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with description of new species.
  • < >, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. Ants of the Monomorium monomorium-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula.

    < >, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. Ants of the genus Tetramorium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species.

    Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. Ants of the genus Leptothorax (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Arabian Peninsula with description of new species.

  • Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. Ants of the genus Technomyrmex (Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) in the Arabian Peninsula.
  • Antony, B., Soffan, A., Aldawood, A. S, and Al Dosari, S. A. "Molecular cloning and functional characterization of odorant receptor in Red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus". The proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
  • Antony, B., S. A. Aldosari, and Aldawood, A. S. 2014. Characterization of fatty acyl-coA reductases involved in the sex pheromone biosynthesis of the cotton leaf-worm, Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). PNAS.
  • Antony, B., Aldosari, S. A. Al mssallem, I., Alfaifi, S. and Aldawood, A. S. 2014. Transcriptome analysis of the sex pheromone gland of the tropical warehouse moth, Ephestia cautella. BMC genomics.
  • Antony, B., Soffan, A., Aldosari, S. A. Al mssallem, I., Alfaifi, S. and Aldawood, A. S. 2014. Antennal transcriptome analysis of the chemosensory gene families in the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus. BMC genomics
  • Shakeel, M., Aldawood, A. S., Rushdi, A. I., Rasool, K. G. Some preliminary studies of the effects on leaf biochemical contents of Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), artificially infested with Red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus).
  • < >, A. S. Insect pests associated with Date palm: Phoenix dactylifera in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

    < >, A. S. Insect pests biodiversity in the forest flora, Asir region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

    < >, A. S. and K. G. Rasool. Effect of CO2 and N2 on larval stage of Ephestia cautella on different date palm varieties.البحوث المرسلة للنشر لعام 2014

    • Rasool KG, Khan MA, Aldawood AS, Tufail M, Mukhtar M, Takeda M. 2014. Determination of red palm weevil induced proteomic modulations in date palm stem using 2D-DIGE/ MALDI-TOF. Plant Molecular Biology.
    • Sharaf, M. R.; Aldhafer, H. & Aldawood, A. S. 2014. Ants of the Tetramorium squaminode-group in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species and keys to Arabian species. Zookeys.
    • Rasool KG, Khan MA, Aldawood AS, Tufail M, Mukhtar M, Takeda M. 2014.Comparative Proteomics Based Identification of Molecular Markers Associated with Date Palm Infestation by Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferruginneus (Oliv.). PLOS One.
    • Soffan, A. and Aldawood, A. S. 2013. Cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch. feeding behavior on fababean, ViciafabaL., cultivars using Electrical Penetration Graph (DC-EPG). Journal of Insect Science.

    الأبحاث المنشورة لعام 2014

    • Rasool KG, Khan MA, Aldawood AS, Tufail M, Mukhtar M, Takeda M. 2014. Optimization of protein isolation from date palm plants and its utilization in differential proteomics associated with red palm weevil infestation. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 51(4):907-917.       (Impact factor 1.24).
    • Sharaf, M. R.; Aldhafer, H. & Aldawood, A. S. 2014. First record of the myrmicine ant genus Meranoplus Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species and notes on the zoogeography of southwestern Kingdom Saudi Arabia. PLoS ONE 9(11): e111298.                                                                                                                    (Impact factor 4.411).
    • Mahnert, V.; , M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. 2014. Further records of Pseudoscorpions (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpions) from Saudi Arabia. Zootaxa 3764 (3): 387-393.                (Impact factor 1.060).
    • Sharaf, M. R.; Fisher, B. L. & Aldawood, A. S. (2014). Notes on Ants of the genus Strumigenys F. Smith, 1860 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with a key to species. Sociobiology 61 (3): 293-301.                                                                                              (Impact factor 0.584).
    • Sharaf, M. R.; Salman, S. & Aldawood, A. S. (2014). First description of the queen of the ant Solenopsis saudiensis Sharaf & Aldawood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia. Zoology in the Middle East. 2014: 1-5. DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2014.985872.                                          (Impact factor 0.524).
    • Soffan, A. and Aldawood, A. S. 2014. Biology and demographic growth parameters of cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch., on faba bean, Vicia faba L., cultivars. Journal of Insect Science 14:120. doi: 10.1093/jis/14.1.120.                                                                             (Impact factor 0. 875).
    • Soffan, A. . Alghamdi, S. S and Aldawood, A.S. 2014. Peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase activity in moderate resistant and susceptible Vicia faba induced by Aphis craccivora (Hemiptera: Aphididae) infestation. Journal of Insect Science 14:285. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/ieu147.         (Impact factor 0. 875).

     
     

    الأبحاث المنشورة لعام 2013

    • Aldawood, A. S. (2013) Intensity of Cucurbit fly: Dacus ciliatus Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae) infestation on Zucchini squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Agriculture and Applied Science.
    • < >, A. S., Khawaja Ghulam Rasool, Abdullah Hamad Alrukban, Alan Soffan, Mureed Husain Fareed, Koko Dwi Sutanto and Muhammad Tufail (2013). Effects of Temperature on the Development of Ephestia cautella (Walker) (Pyralidae: Lepidoptera): A Case Study for its Possible Control Under Storage Conditions. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 45(6): 1573-1578.                         (Impact factor 0. 4).

      Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. (2013). Ants of the genus Carebara in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of a new species. Zookeys, 357:67-83. (Bulgaria)                       (Impact factor 0.917).

    • Sharaf, M. R. and Aldawood, A. S. 2013. First Occurrence of the Monomorium hildebrandti-Group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in the Arabian Peninsula, with Description of a New Species M. kondratieffin. sp. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 115(1):75-84. doi: http://dx. doi. org/10. 4289/0013-8797. 115. 1. 75. (USA)                                                                 (Impact factor 0.479).
    • El-Hawagry, M. S. , M. W. Khalil, M. R. Sharaf, H. Fadl, and Aldawood, A. S. 2013. A preliminary study on the insect fauna of Al-Baha Province, Saudi Arabia, with descriptions of two new species. Zookeys 274:1-88, DOI:10. 3897/. 274. 4529. (Bulgaria)                                              (Impact factor 0.917).
    • Aldawood, A. S. 2013. Effect of covering Dates fruit bunches on Ephestia cautella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) infestation: population dynamics studies in the field. International Journal of Agriculture and Applied Science, 5 (1):98-100.
    • Hlaváč, P., Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. 2013. New species and record of of Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Saudi Arabia. Zootaxa 3666 (3): 331-336. (Bulgaria)       (Impact factor 1.060).
    • Sharaf, M. R.; , M. S. ; Aldhafer, H. & Aldawood, A. S. 2013. The ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Rawdhat Khorim nature preserve, Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species of the genus Tetramorium Mayr. Zootaxa 3709 (6):565-580.                           (Impact factor 1.060).
    • Assing, V.; Schülke, M., , M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. 2013. On the Staphylinidae of Saudi Arabia, with descriptions of two new species (Insecta: Coleoptera). Linzer Biologische Beitraege 45(1):141-154 (Austria).
    • Aldawood, A. S. 2013. Comparative study of Cucurbit fly: Dacus ciliatus Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae) infestation on Zucchini squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) at Huraimila and Dirab, Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences 6(2): 91-96.

    الأبحاث المنشورة لعام 2012

    • Sharaf M. R., Aldawood, A. S. 2012. Ants of the Genus Solenopsis Westwood 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with Description of a New Species, Solenopsis elhawagryi. PLOS ONE 7(11): e49485. doi:10. 1371/journal. pone. 0049485. (USA)                         (Impact factor 4.411).
    • Sharaf M. R., Aldawood, A. S., M. S. Elhawagry. 2012. First record of the ant subfamily Aenictinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 228: 39–49, DOI: 10. 3897/zookeys. 228. 3559. (Bulgaria)                                              (Impact factor 0.917).
    • Sharaf M. R., Aldawood, A. S., M. S. Elhawagry. 2012. A new ant species of the genus Tapinoma (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with a key to the Arabian species. ZooKeys 212: 35–43, DOI: 10. 3897/zookeys. 212. 3325. (Bulgaria)                                         (Impact factor 0.917).
    • Soffan, A., Aldryhim, Y.N. & Aldawood, A. S. 2012. Effects of Sex Ratio and Pairing Duration on the Biological Performance of Adult Almond Moth, Ephestia cautella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Journal of Agriculture and Urban Entomology 28: 25-33. (USA)                                    (Impact factor 0. 111).
    • Sharaf M. R, Aldawood, A. S., B. Taylor. 2012. A New Ant Species of the Genus Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with a Revised Key to the Arabian Species. PLoS ONE 7(2): e30811. doi:10. 1371/journal. pone. 0030811. (USA)                         (Impact factor 4. 411).

    الأبحاث المنشورة لعام 2011

    • Aldawood, A. S. and K. G. Rasool. 2011. Rearing Optimization of Red Palm Weevil: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Date Palm: Phoenix dactylifera. Florida Entomologist. 94(4):756-760. (USA)                                                                     (Impact factor 1. 363).
    • Mukhtar, M., K. G. Rasool, M. P. Parrella, Q. I. Sheikh, A. Pain, L. V. Lopez-Llorca, Y. N. Aldryhim, R. W. Mankin, and Aldawood, A. S. 2011. New Initiatives for Management of Red Palm Weevil Threats to Historical Arabian Date Palms. Florida Entomologist. 94(4):733-736. (USA)                                                                                                                                                       (Impact factor 1. 363).
    • Soffan, A. I., Y. N. Aldryhim, and Aldawood, A. S. 2012. Effects of Sex Ratio and Pairing Duration on the Biological Performance of Adult Almond Moth, Ephestia cautella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Journal of Agriculture and Urban Entomology. 28: 25–33. (USA)                                   (Impact factor 0. 111)
    • Sharaf, M. R. and Aldawood, A. S. 2011. First occurrence of Solenopsis Westwood 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species S. saudiensis n. sp. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 47 (3-4):474-479. (France)(Impact factor 0. 529).
    • Aldawood, A. S., M. R. Sharaf, and B. Taylor. 2011. First record of the Myrmicine ant genusCarebara Westwood, 1840 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with description of a new species, C. abuhurayri sp. n. ZooKeys 92: 61-69, DOI: 10. 3897/zookeys. 92. 770. (Bulgaria)                                                                                                                                                   (Impact factor 0.917).
    • Schawaller W., M. R. Sharaf, and Aldawood, A. S. 2011. The tribe Cossyphodini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) of the Arabian Peninsula, with notes on biology and ecology. Annales Zoologici 61 (3):439-444. (Poland)                        (Impact Factor 0.978).
    • Sharaf, M. R., C. A. Collingwood, and Aldawood, A. S., 2011. Technomyrmex montaseri n. sp., a new ant species of the T. gibbosus-group from Oman (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). ZooKeys 108:11-19, DOI: 10. 3897/zookeys. 108. 930. (Bulgaria)(Impact factor 0.917).
    • Sharaf, M. R. ; Aldawood, A. S., and B. Taylor. 2011. The formicine ant genus Plagiolepis Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of two new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 137(1+2): 203-215. (USA)(Impact factor 0. 311).
    • Sharaf, M. R. and Aldawood, A. S. 2011. Monomorium dryhimi sp. n., a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the M. monomorium group from Saudi Arabia, with a revised key to the Arabian species of the group. ZooKeys 106: 47-54, DOI: 10. 3897/ZooKeys. 106. 1390. (Bulgaria)                                    (Impact factor  0.917).

    الأبحاث المنشورة لعام 2009

    • Aldawood, A. S. 2009. Do Cardinal Directions in Different Acacia Tree Species Affect Biological Activities of Bruchid Beetle, BruchidiusbuettikeriDecelle (Bruchidae: Coleoptera), in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences12: 1539-1547. (Pakistan)

    الأبحاث المنشورة لعام 2005

    • Al-Suhaibani, A. M. and Aldawood, A. S. 2005. Relative abundance of the greenhouse leafhopper, Empoascadecipiens Paoli (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) in alfalfa fields in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 12 (1): 33-37. (Saudi Arabia)

    الأبحاث المنشورة لعام 2004

    • Aldawood, A. S., A. M. Alahmed, S. M. Kheir, and S. M. Hussein. 2004. Population dynamics of Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Hanifah Valley Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences. 7(4):464-467. (Pakistan)

    الأبحاث المنشورة لعام 1996

    • Aldawood, A. S., E. B. Radcliffe, E. A. Backus, and W. L. Koukkari. 1996. Probing Behavior of Potato Leafhopper (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) on Alfalfa Influenced by Plant Water Deficit. Journal of Economic Entomology, 89: 898-905. (USA)                                                             (Impact factor 1. 699).

    الأبحاث المنشورة لعام 1991

    • Aldryhim, Y. N., C. W. Mills III, and Aldawood, A. S. 1991. Ecological distribution and seasonality of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) on the central region of Saudi Arabia. Journal of Arid Environments 23: 415-422. (USA)                                                      (Impact factor 1. 723).

    بحوث باللغة العربية:

    1. السعدون، عبد الله عبد الرحمن، عبد الرحمن علي العذبه، إبراهيم محمد الشهوان، عبد الرحمن سعد الداود، وصفوت عثمان خليل 2010. تصميم برنامج حاسوبي متكامل عن زراعة محاصيل الخضر في المملكة العربية السعودية. مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للعلوم الزراعية 18(1)(مصر).

     

    1. العذبه، عبد الرحمن علي، عبد الله عبد الرحمن السعدون، إبراهيم محمد الشهوان، عبد الرحمن سعد الداود، ومحمد نبيل بهجت النسر. 2010. تصميم برنامج حاسوبي لتقدير الاحتياجات المائية لمحاصيل الخضر في المناطق الجافة. مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للعلوم الزراعية 18(1) (مصر).