Download or read book Termite Insecta Isoptera Fauna of Gujarat and Rajasthan written by N. S. Rathore and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Faunal Heritage of Rajasthan India written by B.K. Sharma and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-14 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first ever monumental and scientific documentation of the faunal wealth of the Indian Desert state of Rajasthan. This volume, the second of two, provides a comprehensive picture of the conservation efforts undertaken to prevent further degradation of the condition of Rajasthan’s faunal wealth. A scholarly contribution to the field of knowledge, it provides novel and vital information on wildlife preservation initiatives in India’s largest state. Broadly falling under the Indo-Malaya Ecozone, the three major biomes of Rajasthan include deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests. The corresponding ecoregions to the above biomes are, respectively, the Thar Desert and northwestern thorn scrub forests, the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests, and the Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests. Contrary to popular belief, the well-known Thar or Great Indian Desert occupies only a part of the state. Rajasthan is diagonally divided by the Aravalli mountain ranges into arid and semi-arid regions. The latter have a spectacular variety of highly diversified and unique yet fragile ecosystems comprising lush green fields, marshes, grasslands, rocky patches and hilly terrains, dense forests, the southern plateau, fresh water wetlands, and salt lakes. Apart from the floral richness, there is faunal abundance from fishes to mammals. In this volume, the various flagship and threatened species are described in the 20 chapters penned by top notch wildlife experts and academics. The world famous heronry, tiger reserves, wildlife sanctuaries and some threat-ridden biodiversity-rich areas shall certainly draw the attention of readers from around the world.

Download or read book Fauna of Pichhola Lake Rajasthan written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fauna of Gujarat Invertebrates written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Changing Faunal Ecology in the Thar Desert written by B.K. Tyagi and published by Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changing Faunal Ecology in the Thar Desert - dedicated to the fond memory of Professor Dr. Ishwar Prakash, the legendary rodentologist - is a unique mlange of scientific investigations on diversified ecological subjects pertaining to different organism groups, from as tiny as protozoa to as giant as mammals. Altogether sixteen contributions, including an original, up-to-date and authentic bio-bibliography of Dr. I. Prakash, make this volume an exceptional treatise penned by 24 expert scientist authors many of whom have spent a life in arid ecosystems including the Thar Desert. The book provides a crystal clear proof of the constantly changing behavioural ecology of animals in the Thar Desert which has been under an ever increasing impact of, among several imminent factors, the Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana (IGNP), one of the worlds largest irrigation systems of its type in a xeric environment. The change is discernible not only in structure and distribution of animals but in their resting, feeding, breeding and, as evident in case of parasites, the extent of parasitism as well as pathogenecity. Finally, this book offers the first well documented evidence of immense behavioral transformation in various different animal groups in the Tharp Desert a phenomenon of enormous significance for both conservation management and diversity inventorization activities of its faunal wealth.

Download or read book Termite Isoptera Fauna of the Himalaya Including Its Zoogeographical Analysis written by P. Mukherjee and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Advancements in Insect Biodiversity written by Rajiv K. Gupta (Associate professor) and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agrob - incl. maps

Download or read book Tigerpaper written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Termites and Sustainable Management written by Md. Aslam Khan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This termite Volume 2 comprises 13 chapters in an attempt to bring all available information on sustainable and eco-friendly termite management. The previous Volume considered the biology, social behaviour and economic importance of these insects. Chapters in this book dealing with damage and specific management of fungus-growing termites provide a review on most recent methodologies used for management. Termite damage crops from sowing till harvest. As it is difficult to detect damages in field, usually it is too late when the symptoms are noticed. A separate chapter on issues related to Indian agriculture and the contemporary practices being followed by majority of the Indian farmers is quite informative. Similarly, a case study for termites infesting Malaysian forests constitutes an important contribution. Various issues related to integrated and eco-friendly termite management in tropical conditions have been addressed comprehensively. Potential role of microbes has also been discussed in detail in other chapters. The information contained under these chapters should help termite management in a way that natural resources can be used and maintained for the generations to come. Similarly, the chapter on physical barriers contributes a wealth of information that can be useful all over the world where termite is a problem. Emphasis has been laid on reviewing contribution of synthetic chemical insecticides in termite management. A separate chapter dealing with standard norms in wood protection constitute a significant step in this direction. A further chapter throws light on the potential of biotechnology as a tool in management..

Download or read book The Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries written by Om Bahadur Chhotani and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Perspectives in Animal Ecology and Reproduction written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of the book series, Perspectives in Animal Ecology and Reproduction Vol. 5 , Covers major topics in the field of animal ecology and reproduction. The salient features of the book include its bifurcation into two sections viz., animal ecology and animal reproduction constituting respectively as many as 19 and 5 articles. The book is written in a lucid style. In section-I, it reviews the trend of malaria in last three decades, a review of the anuran fauna, and a review on the traditional hunting in Indonesia, This section also covers topics on bio-diversity of termites, biomonitors of pollution in freshwater; fish toxicity; population study of ranine amphibians in Jammu Shiwaliks; ecology and community structure of birds in Goa; Conservation of proboscis monkey in Australia; evaluation of tourism facilities in Dudhwa National Park and Tiger-reserve; and environmantal impact of tourism on Gir National Park. Status and ecology of Sangai in India and Rusa Timor on Indonesia has also find a place in this section. Section-II on animal reproduction includes important aspects of bio-accumulation of pollutants in the different developmental stages of gastropod molluscs; hypothalamo-neurosecretory systems in a marine teleost; ciproflaxin toxicity induced in the gonads and associated ducts in rats in rats and alleviation of oxidative stress in the epididymis of experimental animals. We have tried our best to bring out this book incorporating standard topics and up-to-date information on various aspects of animal life written by eminent teachers and scientists to cater the requirement of large number of students and scholars in India and abroad. Contents Section I: Animal Ecology; Chapter 1: Utilisation of Microbial Inoculants for Mulberry Production: Prospects and Retrospects by Ramakrishna Naika, B Sannappa and S Basavarajappa; Chapter 2: Role of Intensified Mass Surveillance Campaign in Malaria Control of Problematic Section in Sangli District by Mahendra Jagtap & T V Sathe; Chapter 3: Three Decades Trend of Malaria from Sangli District of Maharashtra, India by T V Sathe Mahendra Jagtap; Chapter 4: Biodiversity of Termites (Order: Isoptera) from Western Ghats of Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra by T V Sathe and T M Chougale; Chapter 5: Biomonitors of Organic Pollution in Freshwater by T B Mruthunjaya and S P Hosmani; Chapter 6: Studies on Seasonal and Perennial Ponds and their Composition at the Basin of Sahyadri Hills of Karnataka, India by L Reddy, Ravi, S Basavarajaappa and M Venkateswaralu; Chapter 7: Histopathological Alterations in Gill, Kidney and Liver of Freshwater Teleost, Channa punctatus (Bloch), Induced by Sublethal Exposure to CarbaryI and Cartap by D k Mishra, K Bohidar and A K Pandey; Chapter 8: Review of the Anuran Fauna (Amphibia: Anura) from Mustang, with Description of Four Species by K R Rai, B R Subba and K P Limbu; Chapter 9: Declining Ranine (Amphibia: Anura) Populations in Jammu Shiwaliks, J & K State with a Note on their Conservation by A K Verma and V K Gupta; Chapter 10: Ecology and Community Structure of Pilar Lake (Goa, India) with Special Reference to Birds: A Comprehensive Study by A B Shanbhag, S D Borges and R Walia; Chapter 11: Ecology and Community Structure of Pilar Lake (Goa, India) with Special Reference to Birds: A Comprehensive Study by A B Shanbhag, S D Borges and R Walia; Chapter 12: Effect of Sublethal Cypermethrin and Fenvalerate Administration on Serum Calcium and Inorganic Phosphate Levels as well as Parathyroid Gland and Thyroid C Cells of Rattus norvegicus by Shaheda P Rangoonwala, S A Suryawanshi and A K Pandey; Chapter 13: Grazing Habitat: Indicator of the Abundance of Rusa Timor Deer (Cervus timorensis) in the Upland Kebar Grassland Papua, Indonesia by Freddy Pattiselanno; Chapter 14: Conservation of the Proboscis Monkey and the Orangutan in Bornew: Comparative Issues and Economic Considerations by Clem Tisdell & Hemanath Swarna Nantha; Chapter 15: Sangai Cervus eldi eldi Status and Ecology by S A Hussain, Sangeeta Angom, Ngailian Vaiphei and Kimjalhai Kipgen; Chapter 16: Evaluation of Toursim Facilities in Dudhwa National Park and Tiger Reserve at Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, India Bitapi C Sinha and S K Gularia; Chapter 17: Review on Traditional Hunting; An Approach for Sustainable Wildlife Management in Pappua, Indonesia by Freddy Pattiselanno; Chapter 18: Evaluation of Anticogulants Againtst Rodent Pests and their Efficacy to Non-target Animals; Chapter 19: The Environmenta; Impact of Toursime of Girs National Park, Gujarat, India by Bitapi C Sinha; Section II: Animal Reproduction; Chapter 20: Quantitative Residual Analysis of Methanolic and Petroleum Ether Extracts of Abrin and Cerberin Glycosides in Different Developmental Stages of Lymnaea stagnalis and Lymnaea acuminata by Mangla Bhide, Preeti Nema, Priyamvada Gupta, Mohd Arif Khan, Ujjawal Dubey and Shikha Jain; Chapter 21: Hypothalamo-Neurosecretory System of the Marine Teleost, Decapterus russelli with Particular Referencee to Gonadal Maturation by A K Pandey; Chapter 22: Toxicity of Ciprofloxacin in the Seminal Vesicles of Rats and the Rescue of Antioxidant Vitamins by G Vanitha Kumari, R Deivendran, B Kalaivani and C Anbalagan; Chapter 23: Molecular Mechanism of Sperm Capacitation: Surface and Intracellular Changes by Charanjit Kaur Dhanju, Ranjna S Cheema, R Kaur and G Toor; Chapter 24: Are Vitamins Effective in Alleviating the Oxidative Stress Induced by Ciprofloxacin in the Epididymis of Rats? by G Vanithakumari, R deivendran, B Kalaivani and C Angalagan

Download or read book Pests and Their Management written by Omkar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 1075 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprehensively compiles information on some of the major pests that afflict agricultural, horticultural and medicinal crops in particular as well as many polyphagous pests. Not only does this book deal with the pests of common globally produced crops it also addresses those of rarely dealt with crops such as seed spices, medicinal and aromatic plants. While the perspective of insect pests is largely Indian and South East Asian in context, the book does deal with globally problematic pests, particularly polyphagous ones. Not only will the readers be acquainted with the pests, their damaging potential and their life cycle but also with the latest methods of managements including ecofriendly measures being employed to keep pest populations at manageable levels. The 27 chapters in the book, are grouped into four sections primarily based on crop types, viz. pest of agricultural, horticultural and medicinal crops, and polyphagous pests, making the book easy to navigate. Each of the chapters is comprehensive and well illustrated and written by academicians who have dedicated their entire lives to the study of a particular crop-pest complex. The final chapter of this book provides an overview on the principles and processes of pest management.

Download or read book Polyphagous Pests of Crops written by Omkar and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polyphagous pests are primarily agricultural pests that feed on economically important agricultural and horticultural crops of wide taxonomic diversity across the globe. They cause immense damage across different crop varieties owing to their generalist and voracious food habits. The advent of mono-crop culture in a huge area and the massive use of pesticides post green revolution have massively increased pest outbreaks all over the world. The Middle Eastern countries, African continent and even the Indian subcontinent is increasingly facing resurgences of polyphagus pests. This book compiles an inclusive account of polyphagous pests. It covers locusts, termites, aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs, scale insects, gram pod borer, fall armyworm, thrips, mites and rodents. The book discusses mode of spread, enormity of losses caused, mechanism of action, and also means to reduce the crop losses. It brings together a unique perspective for researchers to learn effective pest management practices across all crops. This book is a reference guide to researchers and also useful for academicians and students of entomology.

Download or read book Biology of Termites a Modern Synthesis written by David Edward Bignell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-10-20 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biology of Termites, a Modern Synthesis brings together the major advances in termite biology, phylogenetics, social evolution and biogeography. In this new volume, David Bignell, Yves Roisin and Nathan Lo have brought together leading experts on termite taxonomy, behaviour, genetics, caste differentiation, physiology, microbiology, mound architecture, biogeography and control. Very strong evolutionary and developmental themes run through the individual chapters, fed by new data streams from molecular sequencing, and for the first time it is possible to compare the social organisation of termites with that of the social Hymenoptera, focusing on caste determination, population genetics, cooperative behaviour, nest hygiene and symbioses with microorganisms. New chapters have been added on termite pheromones, termites as pests of agriculture and on destructive invasive species.

Download or read book Thar Desert in Retrospect and Prospect written by R.P. Dhir and published by Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thar Desert in India is one of the most well-investigated and densely populated regions amongst the world arid zones. A blend of crop and animal husbandries, conservative land use practices, coping mechanisms to minimize adverse effect of drought and a frugal lifestyle have been the characteristic features of its dwellers. Recent increase in biotic pressure has interacted with the fragile environment to create fearsome environmental problems. Governmental responses were prompt in form creating a strong research infrastructure for multi-disciplinary and multi-location research and demonstration on the one hand and in huge investment in irrigation from internally and externally sourced water, desertification control program and an accelerated socio-economic and infrastructure development, softening content of drought and strengthening of livelihoods on the other. Unlike several publications on the Thar, the current effort attempts a comprehensive, pragmatic and off-beat analysis of various developments and goes further to show how the situation today is a blend of both resource degradation and economic development. Recent studies have helped rebuild the past climate history that shows that the climate has been fluctuating during the geological history but reports suggest also that current anthropogenic global warming makes the desert more vulnerable in near future. An attempt has been made also to peep into the future of the Thar.

Download or read book Faunal Diversity in the Thar Desert written by Asish Kumar Ghosh and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers presented at a meeting held in Jodhpur on 16th-17th Mar. 1994.