Product Detail - AstralEbook

View Ebook

Animal Diversity: Natural History and Conservation Vol. 4

by Gupta V K & Verma Anil Kumar

ISBN: 9789351307556
View Ebook
Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 14995.00
Biblio : xiii+441p., figs., tabls., ind., 25cm

Author Profile

Dr. Vijay Kumar Gupta, Ph.D., FLS, London (born 1953-) Chief Scientist, CSIR- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, India. He did his M.Sc. (1975) and Ph.D. (1979) in Zoology both from University of Jammu, Jammu-India. His research capabilities are substantiated by his excellent work on histopathology, ecology and reproductive biology of fishes, turtles, birds and mammals, which has already got recognition in India and abroad. Dr. Gupta has to his credit more than 100 scientific publications and review articles which have appeared in internationally recognized Indian and foreign journals. Founder fellow, life member and office bearer of many national societies, academies and associations. He has successfully completed a number of research/consultancy projects funded by government, private and multinational agencies. His current areas of interest are histopathology, toxicology, pre-clinical safety pharmacology, reproductive efficacy studies of laboratory animals and biodiversity. He is the Series Editor of the recently published multi-volume set of books, “Comprehensive Bioactive Natural Products (Vols. 1-8)”, published by M/S Studium Press, LLC, USA. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the books, “Utilisation and Management of Medicinal Plants (Vols. 1-3)”, “Medicinal Plants: Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Vols.1-4)”, “Traditional and Folk Herbal Medicine (Vols. 1-3)”, “Natural Products: Research Reviews (Vols. 1-4)”, “Bioactive Phytochemicals: Perspectives for Modern Medicine (Vols. 1-3)”, “Perspectives in Animal Ecology and Reproduction (Vols. 1-10)” and “Animal Diversity, Natural History & Conservation (Vols. 1-5)”. The Editor-in-chief of the American Biographical Institute, USA, has appointed him as Consulting Editor of The Contemporary Who’s Who. Dr. Gupta also appointed as Nominee for the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA, Govt. of India). The Linnaean Society of London, U.K. has awarded fellowship to him in November 2009 in recognition of his contribution towards the cultivation of knowledge in Science of Natural History. Recently, Modern Scientific Press, USA has nominated Dr. Gupta as the Editor of the International Journal of Traditional and Natural Medicine. Dr. Anil K. Verma, Ph.D., M.N.A.Sc., FLS, London (born 1963-) Prof. & Head, Department of Zoology, Govt. (P.G.) Degree College Rajouri, J&K State, did his M.Sc. in Zoology (1986) from University of Jammu, Jammu. He has undergone his M.Phil. (1988) and awarded first rank and Ph.D.(1993) in the field of animal reproduction at the same University. Dr. Verma has published about 60 research papers and review articles in reputed journals and books. He is also a member Editorial Board of the book series “Advances in Fish and Wildlife: Ecology and Biology” a Daya Publishing House, New Delhi. In recognition of his standing in greater scientific community, the Board of Directors of the American Associati

About The Book

Present Volume 4 of the series, Animal Diversity, Natural History and Conservation comprises the vast body of research on the subject and has been designed in such a way as to serve the purpose of the biologists, ecologists, environmentalists and conservationists. This volume includes twenty one original research articles written by eminent researchers from within India and abroad, the notable amongst which include: • Taxonomy and Systematics of Calanoid Copepods • Taxonomic Account of Earthworm Species • Biodiversity of Aquatic Insects • Diversity of Spiders Associated with Human Habitations • Bauplan, Functional Characteristics and Ecotoxicological Threats of Freshwater Sponge • External Morphological Study of Horse Mackerel Trachurus mediterraneus ponticus Aleev • Low-Extraction Selective Logging and Avifaunal Recovery • Habitat Predictors of Two Sympatric Pheasant Species - A Conservation Approach • Population Roosting, Food and Breeding Habits of Barn Owl, Tyto alba • Studies on the Feeding Ecology of Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri • Vertebrate Faunal Diversity with Special Reference to Avifauna • A Comparison on the Population Status of Captive Asian Elephant Elephas maximus and Its Implications for Long-term Conservation • Mugger Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) in Similipal Tiger Reserve • Natural History, Distribution and Status of Martes flavigula • Current Status and Conservation Initiatives of The Indian White Backed Vulture, Gyps bengalensis Gmelin The studies included are likely to lead further researches in this direction and it is hoped that this publication would attract world wide audience of academicians, students, researchers and scientists of allied disciplines engaged in the research of animal ecology and reproduction, conservation and management of living beings.

Editorial Board v Foreword vii Preface ix 1. Assessment of Physico-chemical Parameters and Coliform Bacterial Distribution in Manakudy Estuary of Kanyakumari District, Southwest Coast of India 1 C. Shobana, M. Ramesh and A. Kumaraswamy 2. Taxonomy and Systematics of Calanoid Copepods from Cochin Estuary, India 33 Neelima Vasu K. and S. BijoyNandan 3. Taxonomic Account of Earthworm Species of India Suitable for Vermicomposting Purpose 55 Santanu Mitra and Amales Misra 4. Biodiversity of Aquatic Insects 81 P. Venkatesan 5. Scoliid Fauna (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Scoliidae) of Rajasthan 95 P. Girish Kumar and Gaurav Sharma 6. Diversity of Spiders Associated with Human Habitations in Kerala 107 A.V. Sudhikumar 7. Literature Survey and Biblioliographic Analysis of Butterfly Fauna (Lepidoptera: Glossata) from West Bengal, India 123 Soumyajit Chowdhury 8. Composition and Variation in Dung-beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Communities in Haryana, India 137 Nidhi Kakkar and Sanjeev K. Gupta 9. Bauplan, Functional Characteristics and Ecotoxicological Threats of Freshwater Sponge: A Review 147 Soumalya Mukherjee, Mitali Ray and Sajal Ray 10. Macro Benthic Faunal Composition in Karala River, a Tributary of the River Teesta 161 Amal Kumar Patra 11. External Morphological Study of Horse Mackerel Trachurus mediterraneus ponticus Aleev, 1958 with Reference to Body Weight, Total Length and Condition Factor from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast 175 Maria Yankova 12. Low-Extraction Selective Logging and Avifaunal Recovery in the Bia Moist Forest of Southwest Ghana: A 1990-1991 Census 183 Lars H. Holbech 13. Habitat Predictors of Two Sympatric Pheasant Species in the Indian Himalayas: A Conservation Approach 221 Mohammad Shah Hussain and Aisha Sultana 14. Population, Roosting, Food and Breeding Habits of Barn Owl (Tyto alba Scopoli, 1769) in Madurai District, Southern India 237 A. Mohamed Samsoor Ali and R. Santhanakrishnan 15. Altitudinal Distribution of Avifauna in Kargil District of Jammu and Kashmir State 293 Tsewang Motup and D.N. Sahi 16. Studies on the Feeding Ecology of Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri in Jammu Region 301 Sakshi Koul and D.N. Sahi 17. Vertebrate Faunal Diversity of Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary of Haryana, India with Special Reference to Avifauna 309 Parmesh Kumar 18. A Comparison on the Population Status of Captive Asian Elephant Elephas maximus in the Timber Camps of Tamil Nadu, India and its Implications for Long-term Conservation 339 Varadharajan Vanitha, Krishnamoorthy Thiyagesan and Nagarajan Baskaran 19. Mugger Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) in Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha, India 357 Sandeep Ranjan Mishra and Anup

Animal Diversity: Natural History and Conservation Vol. 4

by Gupta V K & Verma Anil Kumar

Author Profile

About The Book

Table of Contents