Glimpses of Animal Biodiversity
by Dr K Muthuchelian
ISBN: 9788170358855
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 9495.00
Biblio : xi+252p., figs.,col.plts.,tables.,ind., 25 cm
Author Profile
Prof. (Dr.) K. Muthuchelian [Ph.D., D.Sc., FNABS, FIEF (Canada)] is Vice-Chancellor of Periyar University, Salem. He is the first Indian Scientist honored with the prestigious award of the University of Ancona, Italy. Besides, he has been recipient of several awards including ‘Tamil Nadu Best Scientist’ in Environmental Science (1999) and ‘Best Vice-Chancellor Award’ by the Indian Red Cross Society.
About The Book
This book contains a series of scientific articles regarding Animal Biodiversity. It addresses the economic, institutional and social challenges confronting scientists and policy makers in conserving biodiversity and ecosystem service that are critical for sustaining human well being and development. <BR> It contains 27 chapters which will provide updated information about the current state of animal distribution across India covering a variety of habitats. This book will provide useful information to the students, environmentalists, foresters and to the general public at large.
Table of Contents
Foreword v <BR> Preface vii <BR> 1. Faunal Diversity in India: An Overview 1 <BR> 2. Phytoplanktonic Composition, Abundance and Diversity in the Semi-Arid Coastal Waters of Mundra, Kachchh, Gujarat 19 <BR> 3. Phytoplankton Diversity of Yelebethur Pond Near Davangere City, Karnataka State: A Seasonal Study 29 <BR> 4. Seasonal and Pollution Indicator of Phytoplankton in Lentic Water Bodies of Bhadravathi Taluk, Shimoga District, Karnataka, India 40 <BR> 5. Psychophily and Melittophily in Sida cordifolia L. (Malvaceae) 45 <BR> 6. Psychophily and Melittophily in Vitex altissima L.F. (Verbenaceae) 52 <BR> 7. Identification and Taxonomical Characterization of Potential Polyhydroxyalkanoate Accumulating Strains Isolated from Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India 60 <BR> 8. DNA Barcoding in Plants: An Advanced Technology for Biodiversity Inventory 81 <BR> 9. Biodiversity of Butterflies in Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College Campus, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar District 85 <BR> 10. Diversity of Aquatic and Wetland Plants in Wetlands: A Case Study from West Bengal 91 <BR> 11. Biodiversity of Butterflies in a Cultivated Land Habitat of Nagamalai Area, Madurai 113 <BR> 12. A Preliminary List of Spider Fauna in Perumalmalai Kodaikanal Hills, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India 118 <BR> 13. Biodiversity of Insect Pests and their Succession in Jatropha curcas Conducted during 2007-08 at Raipur, Chhattisgarh 124 <BR> 14. Seasonal Diversity of Mosquito Fauna in Srivilliputhur Taluk, Virudhunagar District 133 <BR> 15. Impact of Monsoon on the Density of Mosquito Fauna in Srivilliputhur Taluk, Virudhunagar District 147 <BR> 16. Altitudinal Variation in Diversity of Mosquito in Thiruvannamalai Temple: A Hilly Area Srivilliputtur Taluk 158 <BR> 17. Biodiversity of Earthworm Resources and their Relation to Soil Quality in Mamsapuram Village, Srivilliputtur Taluk, Tamil Nadu 164 <BR> 18. Consequences of Climatic Change for the Zooplankton Biodiversity (Copepods) from Lake Velachery, Chennai, India 173 <BR> 19. Diversity and Faunastic Studies on Smaller Moths (Insecta: Microlepidoptera) of Western Ghats, Kerala 186 <BR> 20. Diversity and Epidemiological Surveilance of Dengue in Aedes Mosquitoes: A Report from Virudhunagar District 194 <BR> 21. Diversity and Foraging Behaviour of Birds in Southern Tropical Thorn Forests of North Eastern Slopes of the Nilgiri Foothills 199 <BR> 22. Status of Testes in Relation to Total Length (TL) and Gonadosomatic Index (GSI) in Freshwater Fish Mystus cavasius (Ham.) from Bhadra Reservoir, Western Ghats, Karnataka 207 <BR> 23. A Study on Interactions of Insects with Crotalaria retusa L. (Fabaceae) 212 <BR> 24. Leaf Webber-cum-Fruit Borer, Pempelia morosalis: One of the Major Threats in Biodiesel Production of Jatropha 219 <BR> 25. Protective Effect of ‘Bactrocure’ against HCH–Pesticide in Groundnut Soil 224 <BR> 26. Inventory of Ethnomedicinal Plants in the Dry Pond Vettangudi Birds Sanctuary, Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu 227 <BR> 27. Role of Bio
