Notes to contributors

General

The Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation is an international English-language journal published by the Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. This journal is devoted to the publication of Research Papers, Short Articles or Communications, Reports and Reviews in all fields that are of general relevance to Tropical Biology and Conservation including investigations on Biodiversity, Systematics and Taxonomy, Experimental Biology, Applied Ecology, Wildlife Management and Control, Ethnobotany and Ethnozoology, Phytochemistry and Ecotourism. The editors encourage contributions of papers from Southeast Asian region.

Preparation of manuscripts

Manuscripts should be typewritten (Font type: Times New Roman, Font size: 12pt.) double-spaced with wide margins on one side of A4 size papers. Pages should be numbered consecutively. In general, the manuscript should be organised as follows: Title, followed by the name(s) of author(s) and address(es), Abstract, Key Words (not more than six (6) words) and Running titles  (not more than six (6) words), Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion (Results and Discussion may be combined),General Conclusions (if appropriate) and References. Acknowledgements (if any) may be included at the end of the text preceding the References cited. Each heading in the main text may be divided into sections and sub-sections. 

The placing of each Table and Figure should be indicated in the text. Each Table and Figure, with their captions, should be submitted on separate sheets and should be numbered according to the order of appearance in the text. Citations of references in the text are by author(s) and year of publication, e.g.:

one author: Smith (1998) or (Smith, 1998)

two authors: Smith & Gomez (1999) or (Smith & Gomez, 1999)

three authors: Smith et al. (1999) or (Smith et al., 1999)

multiple references when within parentheses (Smith, 1990, 1998; Liu, 1999a, b; 2000; Kon, 2004)   

In the References, they should be in alphabetical order and conform to the following format:

For Books, e.g.:

Begon, M. & M. Mortimer. (1986). Population Ecology: A Unified Study of Animals and Plants. (2^nd ed.). Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.

For chapters in a book, e.g.:

Esau, K. (1964). Structure and development of the bark in dicotyledons. Pp. 37-50. In: Zimmermann, M.H. (ed.). The Formation of Wood in Forest Trees. Academic Press, New York. 

For paper in journals, e.g.:

Slater, E.E., N.A. MacKenzie, N. Nightingale, K.M. Aken & P.P.K. Chai. (1985). Habitat use, ranging behaviour and food habits of the proboscis monkey, Nasalis larvatus (Van Wrumb) in Sarawak. Primates, 26:436-451.

Submission of manuscripts

Manuscripts should be submitted to the Editorial Office in triplicates (one original and two copies). An electronic version of the manuscript on diskette (3.5 inch HD or DD diskette) must be submitted upon acceptance of the paper for publication or when requested by the editor. Preference is for text processed using Microsoft WinWord. All manuscripts are subjected to peer review.    

Submission of the manuscript is understood to imply that it is original, unpublished, and is not considered for publication elsewhere. Authors who wish to republish an article or a significant part of it must obtain written permission to reprint the material from the original publisher. There are no charges for papers published. Authors will receive 25 free reprints.

Editorial Office:

Managing Editor

Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah,

Locked Bag 2073, 88999, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MALAYSIA.

Tel: +60-88-320104; Fax:+60-88-320291

e-mail: hbtiandun@yahoo.com

Journal of Tropical Biology & Conservation

No. 1/2005                                                                                                                ISSN 1823-3902

Table of contents

Research article

New mitochondrial CO1 haplotypes and genetic diversity in the honeybee

Apis koschevnikovi of the Crocker Range Park, Sabah Malaysia

Takeshi SUKA & Hiroyuki TANAKA…………………………………………………………………………1

Research Articl e

Screening for bioactive compounds from microorganisms from

Trus Madi Mountain, Sabah, Malaysia

CAROLINE Kibat, Lai Ngit Shin, PUAH Seok Hwa, HEW Chaw Sen,

CHRISTOPHER Voo Lok Yung & HO Coy Choke…………………………………………………………..9

Report

Tetrigid pygmy grasshoppers and their associations with altitude and habitats

In Mt. Trus Madi, Sabah, Borneo (Insecta: Orthoptera)

ITO Gen, AZRIE Alliamat & MARYATI Mohamed………………………………………………………...21

Report

Cicada (Homoptera: Cicadidae) fauna of Trus Madi Range, Sabah, Malaysia:

A survey and overview

ZAIDI Mohd. Isa, AZMAN Sulaiman & NORDIN Wahid…………………………………………………27

Checklist

Passalidae (Coleoptera) recorded from the Crocker Range, Sabah, Malaysia

Masahiro KON, Koji MIZOTA & Kunio ARAYA…………………………………………………………...31

Checklist

A preliminary checklist of the pteridophytes of Sabah

Idris M. SAID……………………………………………………………………………………………………47

Report

Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the village of Kainaran in Sabah, Malaysia

Julius KULIP, Julius Peter INDU & Rustum MISON……………………………………………………...71

Report

Zingiberaceae and costaceae of Trus Madi Range, Sabah, Malaysia

Januarius GOBILIK & MASHITAH M. Yusoff……………………………………………………………….79