Acta Biologica, Nova series, Tomus XLIII, Fasciculi 1-4, 1999.

K. Kálmán, A. Medvegy and E. Mihalik: Quantitative characteristics of the Gynoecium In Primula vulgaris HUDS 5 M. M. Hamvas and M. Papp: Reproductive strategies of Poa bulbosa L. Var. vivipara KOEL. from disturbed grasses of East-hungary 15 J. Z. Kiss: Mechanisms of gravity perception and transduction in plants: results of ground and space experiments 23 A. Nyakas: Variation in Dicot C4 type leaf anatomy in the Hungarian flora 31 Zs. Orosz Kovács, K. Róka, D. Surányi, Z Erdõs and F. Kaposvári: Surface of intrafloral nectary in `Besztercei` plum clones 41 I. Bagi and G. Kovács: Distribution of plant nutrients in the seeds and shoots of Chenopodium rubrum L. Var. pusillum HAUSSKN along an environmental gradient 49 Zs. Bokor and B. Tóthmérész: Soil fauna studies in a beech fores I. Comparative study in forest, forest margin and clear-cut area in Hungary 63 D. Gombin, G. Klamár, J. Krisch, B. Polyák and B. Szajáni: Effects of carbodiimides coupling agents on the properties of immobilized glucoamylases 69 T. Hanczár, L. Bodrossy and K. L. Kovács: Hydrogenase activity assays on Methlococcus capsulatus (BATH) 75 M. Farkas: Why are ethyloestradiol and d-norgestrel capable of emergency contraception? 85 M. Farkas, J. Berczy and Gy. Gyetvai: Ingibition of ovulation with dopamin-antagonists 95 M. Maczel, A. Marcsik, O. Dutour and Gy. Pálfi: Palaeoepidemiology of tuberculosis in Hungary: Preliminary results 103 K. L. Kovács, Cs. Bagyinka, H. Bratu, L. Bodrossy, B. Fodor, K. Gyõrfi, T. Hanczár, M. Kálmán, J. Õsz, B. Polyák, G. Rákhely, M. Takács, A. Tóth and J. Tusz: Environmental Biotechnology research in the "Univeritas Biotechnology Laboratory" 111 J. Toldi: Thirty Years of the Department of Comparative Physiology 117 Scientific program of the Meeting held on occasion of 30th anniversary of the Department of Comparative Physiology of J. A, University 121 Prof. Dr. Ottó Fehér is 70 years old 123 Prof. Dr. Ferenc Zsoldos is 70 years old 127 An obituary to Prof Dr. Ferenc Biczók (1912-1998) 133 An obituary to Dr. Gyõzõ Csongor (1915-1997) 139 An obituary to László Szalay (1920-1997) 141 In memoriam Prof. Habil. Béla Matkovics (1927-1998) 147 In memoriam Dr. Sándor Oláh (1960-1998) 149 Chronicle 153

Acta Biologica, Nova series, Tomus XLIII, Supplementum 1., 1998.

Gy. L. Farkas and L. Erdélyi: History of biology teaching and the biological sciences at the József Attila University from 1921 to 1996 3

Acta Biologica, Nova series, Tomus XLII, Fasciculi 1-4, 1997.

Foreword by Professor Charles Susanne 5 Gy. Dezsõ: Prof. Dr. Habil. Gyula L. Farkas is 65 yars old. Curriculum and Congratulations 7 Paleonthropology, Historical Anthropology, Paleopathology   M. Acquaviva: Plaeoodontologic study of pre-agricultural and agricultural polulations 11 G. Czékus: Anthropological presentation of skeletons from the Vruzic-Na (Vojvodina, Yugoslavia) cemetery from the Sarmatian age (4th-5th centuries) 17 K. Éry A Marcsik, Cs.Suskovics, K. T. Rendes and G. Tóth: Infant mortality patterns in osteoarcheological samples 25 M. Finnegan, A Marcsik and R. Pauditz: Traumatic injuries in osteoarchaelogical samples 31 E. Fóthi: Anthropological analysis of the Semmelweis Street cemetery at Várpalota 41 J. Gladykowska-Rzeczycka:A serious defect of two cervical vetebrae from a medieval cemetery in Poland; Klippel-Feil syndrome? 49 Zs. Guba, L. Szathmáry and L. Almási: Treatment of missing data in principal component analysis 55 L. Hüse and L. Szathmáry: Paleosociological concepts to the investigation of some social phenomena of pagan and christian periods 59 R. Jankauskas and A. Urbanavicius: Paleodemography and population biology studies relating to the Marvele burial ground (2nd-7th centuries AD) 67 L. Józsa: The antiquity of osteoporosis 75 Zs. Just and M. Finnegan: Phenograms due to different set of non-metric traits 81 A. Kocsis and G. S. Kocsis: The relationship of correct occlusion and attrition in prehistoric and civilized man, on the basis of BEGG`s occlusal theory 89 L. Kordos: New records of hominoid research at Rudabánya 95 B. G. Mende: New data on the Avar Period population of the Vác region 99 I. Pap, É. Susa and L. Józsa: Mummies from the 18th-19th century Dominican Church of Vác, Hungary 107 Gy. Pálfi, M. Panuel and E. Molnár: Paleoradiologic study of a 17th century case of treponematosis (Nyárlõrinc, Hungary) 113 M. Signoli, G. Leonetti and O. Dutour: The great plague of Marseilles (1920-1722): new anthropological data 123 L. Szathmáry, Zs. Guba, S. Oláh and I. Pap: Interpretation of 10th-1th century populations in the Northern part of the region East of the Tisza on the basis of represantative samples 135 I. Szikossy, Zs. Bernert and I. Pap: Anthropological investigation of the 18th-19th century ossuary of the Domonican Church at Vác, Hungary. Preliminary report 145 L. Szûcs, Zs. Guba, L. Szathmáry and L. Almási: 10th century (Age of the Hungarian Conquest) craniological analogies of the 10th-11th century population of the Ibrány-Esbóhalom cemetery 151 Zs. K. Zoffmann: A contribution to the question of the biological continuity of the prehistoric populations in the eastern parts of the Carpathian Basin. (Penrose analysis of anthropological series from cemeteries of the Maros-Perjámos Culture) 157 Studies in Anthropology of Present Populations and in Other Fields of Biology   L. Almási, L. Szathmáry and Zs. Guba: For how long does the hand develop? 163 A. Barabás and I. Maszyin: Selected physical fitness and physical activity parameters of Hungarian schoolchildren (twelve and fifteen year-old boys and girls) 169 É. B. Bodzsár: Body proportions and sexual maturation 175 J. Buday and I. Kaposi: Laterality of children with learning disability 183 A. Csillik: Immunohistochemical localization of the acetylcholine receptor in the mammalian neuromuscular junction 189 O. G. Eiben: Nature/nurture in growth studies 201 Gy. Gyenis: Change in body size and body composition of Hungarian university stuents between 1976 and 1990 207 K. Joubert, S. Darvay, R. Ágfalvi, J. Gádoros and S. Rózsa: Some demographic variables and body development indices in relation to child behaviour 211 G. S. Kocsis and A. Kocsis: Supernumerary occlusal cusps 217 F. Kósa: Determination of body length and age of human foetuses and newborns on the basis of weights of limb bones 225 K. Kromeyer-Hauschild and U. Jaeger: Social factors and physical growth of school children in Jena 235 E. Leffelholc and É. B. Bodzsár: Body composition and blood pressure of medical students 241 G. Leonetti and O. Dutour: The angle of Landzert (sphenoidal angle) as a possible new age estimator in foresic anthropology 245 M. D. Marrodán, C. Prado, P. Acevedo, C. Cuesta, R. Juan, E. Pérez de Landazabal and A. Sánchez-Andrés: Some aspects of the reproductive behaviour of immigrant women in Spain 251 J. Mészáros, J. Mohácsi, M Petrekanits, A Farkas and R. Frenkl: Body composition and peak exercise haematology in adult males 259 K. Nyilas and T. G. Szabó: Data on the head sizes of young people in Nógrád Count (Hungary) 265 M. Pap, Gy. Szabó and T. G. Szabó:Trait variations in children as indicators. Preliminary data of a research project 271 J. Pápai: Adolescent growth of trunk measurements in athletic boys 279 C. Susanne and M. Vercauteren: Focus on physical and sexual maturation: the case of Belgium 287 Cs. Suskovics: Data on the biological development of girls in Somogy County. (Preliminary study) 299 Gy. Szabó and M. Pap: Physical development and obesity in children in the Bódva valley 307 T. G. Szabó and K. Nyilas: Secular trends in eastern Hungary 315 K. Szilágyi, L. Szathmáry and Zs. Guba: Correlation system of head mesurements and their indices 321 G. Tóth and M. Baranyai: Study of physique in thyrodid patients 327 H. Walter: Studies on the variability of genetic markers in the Bodrogköz area, North-east Hungary 333 E. Wójtowicz and J. Gladykowska-Rzeczycka: Environment, pregnancy duration and body mass of newborns 341

Acta Biologica, Nova series, Tomus XLI, Fasciculi 1-4, 1995/1996

E Mihalik:In memoriam Dr. Habil. Sándor Gulyás (1933-1996) 3 D. Gombin, G. Klamár and B. Szajáni: Factors influencing the immobilization of glucoamylase 9 A. Vértesi, K. Bagi and L. M. Simon: Study of the operation of co-immobilized glucose-6-phosphate isomerase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in a flow injection system 15 Á. Siegl-Farkas and M. Wagreich: Age and palaeoenvironment of the pherulite-bearing Polány Marl formation (Upper Cretaceous, Hungary) on basis of palynological and nanoplankton investigation 23 L. T. Tóth-Soma, N. M. Datta and Zs. Szegletes: General connections between latex and nectar secretional systems of Asclepias syriaca 1. 37 P. D. Simonovic and V. P. Nikolic: Cranial osteology of the sand goby Neogobius fluviatilis (Pallas, 1881) from the river Sava (Serbia, Yugoslavia) 45 Gy. Györffy and É. Abdai: Auchenorrhyncha assemblages of the "Ásotthalmi láprét" nature conservation area in Hungary I. 57 K. Vámos and Gy. Szemere: Possibilities and importance of human meiotic studies 67 Gy. L. Farkas and K. Nyilas: Characterisitc parameters of head measurements in hungarian children aged 3-18 years 73 K. Kálmán and E. Mihalik: Comparative investigation of some perianth triats in the two morphs of Primula veris and P. vulgaris 83 K. Bába: The occurrence of Craspedacusta sowebyi Lancester along the river Tisza 87 Zs. Bokor: New occurrence of Astrobunus laevipes (Canestrini, 1872)(Arachnoidea, Opiliones, Phalangiidae) in Hungary (in the valley of river Rakaca - Cserehát) 89 I. Tari: The role of ethylene in the growth and development of bean seedlings treated with the growth retardant paclobutrazol 93 G. Tamás: The role of gabaergic interneurons in microcircuits of the cat visual cortex 97 L. Körmöczi: Spatio-temporal patterns and pattern transformations in sand grassland communities 103 K. Bába: Zur Synökologie regionaler Schneckengemeinschaften, tiergeographische Untersuchungen in der ungarischen Tiefebene und im Bükkgebirge 109 E. Hornung: Reproductive strategies and spatio-temporal patterns of terrestrial isopod populations 119 Chronicle 123

Acta Biologica, Nova series, Tomus XXXIX, Fasciculi 1-4, 1993

S. Bende, SR. (pens.) and S. Bende, JR: The ultrastructural damage and consequences of pancreatic exocrine endventricles in experimental endotoxin shock 3 J. Serfõzõ: Necrotic effects of the xenobiotics' accumulation in the central nervous system of a crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus ESCHZ.) 23 M. Csoknya, I. Lengvári, L. Hiripi, K. Elekes, J. Vincze, M. Szelier and J. Hámosi: Serotonin content during the regeneration of nervous system in earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris L., Oligochaeta) 39 I. Rojik, S. Huszta and O. Fehér: Neuragin as an immediate early gene product 51 A. Vojtkó: The spore morphology of Hepaticae species 59 L. Móczár: Supplement to the revision of the Genus Ceropales LATREILLE. III. (Hymenopera, Ceropalidae) 71 Zs. Bokor: Soil fauna studies in a beech forest II. Comparative studies on soil invertebrates in a forest, forest margin and a clear-cut area in Hungary 77 Gy. L. Farkas: Die körperliche Entwicklung von Kindern aus der Gemeinde Szegvár (Süd-Ungarn) 93 G. Horváth and S. Oláh: Incidence of cranial non-metric traits in the Bronze Age sample of Tápé-Széntéglaégetõ 101 I. Tari: Correlation between the salt-extractable, cell wall-bound peroxidase activities and the ethylene production in the pulvini and petioles of paclobutrazol-treated bean primary leaves 107 J. Nemcsók: Research into the biochemical effects of xenobiotics on fish 113 Gy Pálfi: Maladies, Activités et Environnements des populations anciennes en Europe Centrale et Occidentale: approche de paleopathologie comparee 119 I. Bagi: Phytosociological methodology and methodics in works by Lajos Timár 125 Gy. Csongor: In memoriam Lajos Timár (1918-1956) 137 Gy. L. Farkas: 40 Jahre Szegeder Sektion der Ungarischen Biologischen Gesellschaft 141 A. Baranyai: Overview of our TEMPUS-JET program 147 Chronicle 149

Acta Biologica, Nova series, Tomus XXXVIII, Fasciculi 1-4, 1992

Rady, A. A., Saber, N., Kotkat, M. H., Matkovics, B. and Nour, A. M.: Metals effect on fish tissues I. Effects of chronic mercury and selenium treatment on young Tilapia tissue enzymes and lipid peroxidation 3 Saber, N., Rady, A. A., Matkovics, B. and Nour, A. M.: Metals effect on fish tissues II. the effect of chronic zinc and cadmium treatment on young Tilapia tissue enzymes and lipid peroxidation 11 Rady, A. A., Taha, N. and Matkovics, B.: The effect of vitamin E and selenium overload on rats antioxidant enzymes 19 Rady, A. A., Nour, A. M. and Abou-Akkada, A. R.: Comparative study on fish farming in Egypt 25 Kedves, M.: Etudes palynologiques des couches du Tertiaire inférieur de la Region Parisienne VII. 33 Orosz Kovács, Zs., Gulyás, S. and Kaposvári, F.: Pollination biology of sour cherry varieties of protogyn blossoming 47 Wilhelm, M., Schulz, H. and Gábriel, R.: Behaviour of an alcohol preferring strain of Wistar rats 57 Pálfy, Gy., Dotour, O., Berato, J. and Pasqualini, M.: Diseases in the Late antiquity: Paleopathological investigtion of two antropological series from France (3rd to 4th cenruries A. D.) 67 Végh, Gy.: The question marks of theoretical synthesis (About the relation of theoretival biology and philosophy in Hungary) 81 Pálti, Gy. et Lecacheur, P.: Observations ostéorchéologiques sur les squelettes d'une sépulure gallo-romaine (Gréoux, France) 89 Bagi, I. and Farkas, Gy.: Presence of Orchis timballii in Zsombó territory 95 Ábrahám, M.: Thermal stability of immobilized enzymes, and some practical applications (Thesis of dissertation for candidate degree) 99 Zur Erinnerung an Prof. Dr. Imre András Lengyel (1934-1992) 105 Farkas, Gy. L.: Bibliographie von Prof. Dr. A. I. Lengyel 109 Prof. (emer.) Dr. János Megyeri (1912-1991) 117 Farkas, Gy. L.: Bibliographie von Prof Dr. János Megyeri 121 Chronicle 127

Acta Biologica, Nova series, Tomus XXXVII, Fasciculi 1-4, 1991

Tari, I., Szabó, A. and Nagy, E.: Exrtacellular ferricyanide reduction in aeroponically and hydroponically grown cucumber roots: effect of excision 3 Nagy, M., Tari, I. and Bubán, T.: Hormonal regulation of root formation in paclobutrazol treated bean plants 11 Tóth-Soma, L. T. and Gulyás, S.: Anatomical connection between intracellular and exrtacellualr secretion in species of Euphorbia genus 19 Kedves, M., Tóth, A. and Farkas, E.: Effect of the high temperature on the morphological characteristic features of the sporomorphs II. 25 Manik, S. R. and Srivastava, S. C.: Conifer wood from new sites of Gangapur Formation, India 45 Hide, J. I.: Intra-cycle dynamics in a Mantis religiosa population 57 Körmöczi, L.: Drought-induced changes in a sandy grassland complex in the Great Hungarian Plain 63 Vajda, Z. and Hornung, E.: Temporal and spatial pattern of a Diplopod population [Megaphyllum unilineatum (C. L. Koch)] in a sandy grassland 75 Schmidt, H. D.: Der Einfluss von Konsanguinität und Endogamie im Bereich morphologischer Merkmale 83 Farkas, M., Hernádi, L. and Bán, I.: Occurrence of early fetal death before and after the Chernobil catastrophe 95 Pálfi, Gy.: The osteo-archaeological evidence of vertebral tuberculosis in the 8th century 101 Tari, I. and Nagy, M.: Paclobutrazol increases wound-induced ethylene production in primary leaves of bean seedlings 107 Körmöczi, L. and Légrádi, M.: A new gabitat of Dactylorhiza incarnata (L. 1755) Soó 1960 in Hungary 109 Thesis of dissertation for dandidate degree Tutkuviene, J.: Morphofunctional status of Lithuanian children (age dynamics, factor patern, secular trend from the material of investigation of Vilnius children) 113 Chronicle 117 Book review 118 Recensio 119

Acta Biologica, Nova series, Tomus XXXVI, Fasciculi 1-4, 1990

Obituary 3 Dr. László Szalay, Professor of Biophysics is 70 years old 5 Die 50 Jahre des anthropologischen Lehrstuhles in Szeged 9 Nagy, M. and Tari, I.: Relationship between IAA content and adventitious root formation in bean seedlings treated with CCC 13 Bagi, I.: The vegetation map of the Szappan-szék UNESCO biosphere reserve core area, Kiskunság National Park Hungary 27 Mrs. Sibak, S. and Gulyás, S.: Leaf - anatomical changes in perishing acaluous oaks 43 Halasy, K., Vízler, Cs. and Benedeczky, I.: Types of neurones revealed by NBT/NADH satining in the ENS of sturgeon and carp 53 Farkas, Gy. L.: Die Geschiechte der anthropologischen Körperwachstumsforschauigen in Ungarn 63 Oláh, S.: Investigation of bilateral non-metric traits in a sample from the 10th century 75 Pélfi, Gy.: Spodylarthropathies in avar age human remains 81 Short Communication Zsoldos, F. and Vashegyi, Á.: Effects of pH and nitrite on potassium and phosphate uptake and growth of rice seedlings 95 Kedves, M.: Highly organized biopolymer structures from the ectexine of Thalictrum flavum L. 99 Kedves, M. and Ailer, P.: Investigations on recent monosulcate Gymnospermatophyta pollen grains 103 Farkas, Gy. L.: About the supposed skeleton of Sándor Petõfi founded in Siberia 107 Thesis of dissertation Halasy, K.: Comparative morphology of the neuromuscular junctions in the alimentary tract of some invertebrate and vertebrate animals 109