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Paperback. Zustand: As New. Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Materials and methods. 3. Results and discussion. Conclusion. Summary. References. Appendices. From the preface: "The study of river ecology has gained immense importance because of the multiple use of river waters. Almost all major rivers of India have become highly polluted. Even the Ganga, with high self-purification capacity, is among India's most polluted rivers. River Hugli which originates from Ganga experiences considerable human activities of various kinds along its course including domestic, commercial, agricultural and industrial activities. As a result, different types of waste materials enter the river continuously altering its water quality and are bound to affect the living resources, i.e., animals and plants occurring in the river water. The water quality of this river in particular and the habitat in general have become somewhat inhospitable to shelter the organic diversity. The rich variety of flora and fauna, which has so long sustained, have now become threatened. In view of the above facts, a comprehensive plan had been in mid 1980's undertaken by the Central Ganga Authority to restore the purity of the river water which will obviously help in the preservation of its natural living resources. A nationwide effort to restore and maintain the water quality got underway with the passing of Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act in 1974. "In an effort to understand and evaluate the hydrobiological status of Hugli estuary in and around Calcutta metropolis, a comprehensive biomonitoring 136 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. Contents: Introduction. I. Description of the study area: 1. Hussain Sagar.2. Osman Sagar. 3. Himayat Sagar. 4. Mir Alam Tank. 5. Large Tank, Saroor Nagar. II. Material and methods: 1. Sample collection. 2. Analyses. III. Results and discussion. IV. Physico-chemical characteristics: 1. Hussain Sagar. 2. Osman Sagar. 3. Himayat Sagar. 4. Mir Alam Tank. 5. Large Tank, Saroor Nagar. V. Biotic profile. VI. General ecological observations. VII. Classification of lakes. Conclusions. Summary. References.No. 31101 64 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. Contents: Introduction. I. Material and methods. II. Results: 1. Physico- chemical characteristics water quality. 2. Diversity. 3. Rotifera. III. Systematic list of recorded taxa: 1. Cladocera. 2. Copepoda. 3. Variation in species diversity between wetlands. 4. Total and relative densities. 5. Numerically abundant species. 6. Measurement of diversity. 7. Measurement of similarity between the wetland. Discussion. Summary. References. From the introduction: "The importance of zooplankton, a heterogeneous assemblage of microscopic animals, in the trophic dynamics of freshwater ecosystems has long been recognized as these organisms, not only regulate the aquatic productivity, by occupying almost middle position in food chain, but also indicate environmental status in a given time. In addition,their diversity has assumed added importance during recent years due to the ability of certain species to indicate the deterioration in the quality of water caused by pollution/eutrophication. Owing to this, they have attracted the attention of a large number of workers throughout the world and sufficient literature exists on various aspects of their taxonomy, diversity, biology, community structure and dynamics in temperate waters. However, from tropical waters, particularly in India, not much attention has been given by aquatic biologists to their faunal diversity and species composition. Barring a few, most of the earlier studies dealing with limnology of some lakes and ponds, refer only to general variation in total zooplankton numbers without giving due 107 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. Contents: Introduction. I. Taxonomy: 1. Description. 2. Local names. II. Distribution: present distribution and status. III. Ecology. IV. Behaviour.V. Conservation and management: 1. Threats. 2. Conservation measures. 3. Recommendations for management. Acknowledgements. References. From the introduction: "The Western Tragopan, Tragopan melanocephalus (J.E. Gray, 1829), belongs to a highly specialized group of pheasants, Family Phasianidae (Order: Galliformes). Altogether five species of tragopans occur all over the world, of which four are found in India and the one in China. Globally, a number of Pheasanids are regarded as endangered and are on the verge of extinction. In the Indian region, sixteen species of pheasants, including the Western Tragopan, are considered as threatened and endangered. This species inhabits a relatively small range in the Western Himalaya with a limited variety of vegetation-coniferous, broadleaf, deciduous and/or mixed forests with ringal bamboo-in moist temperate and sub-alpine zones. "The present paper deals with the findings of surveys undertaken in Himachal Pradesh to assess the status of Western Tragopan in this state and also provides an upto date information on its taxonomy, ecology, behaviour and distribution pattern in India alongwith the recommendations for its conservation."No. 29909 19 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. List of marine fishes known from Pondichery and Karaikal. 3. Systematic account. Summary. Acknowledgement. Reference. No. 32616 53 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. Contents: Introduction. I. Material and methods. II. Results and discussion: 1. Faunal resource: a. List of taxa. b. Key of the families. c.Systematic account. 2. Fishery in Sunderban. 3. Relative composition based on random samplings. 4. Fishing methods. 5. Biology of some important species: a. Harpodon nehereus (Hamilton-Buchanan). b. Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton-Buchanan). c. Eleutheronema tetradactylum (Shaw). d. Lepturacanthus savala (Cuvier). III. Discussion. IV. Summary. Acknowledgements. References. Appendix. From the introduction: "Fish fauna of Sunderban estuarine system exhibit far greater diversity as compared to adjacent fresh or marine waters. While many of the species occurring in estuarine zone can tolerate wide range of salinity fluctuations and move freely in the entire salinity gradient during major part of the year, some others, mainly marine species, are restricted only to lower zones. Most species enter the estuarine zones and pass varying period of their life span for the purpose of either feeding or spawning. However, there are certain species which have made the estuaries their almost permanent abode and pass major part of their lives. "Sunderban estuarine complex is formed by river Ganga and its distributories in Indian region. It is a cris-cross network of a large number of smaller distributories in lower Gangetic delta. The lower zone of the estuarine system falls under mangrove forests, which because of their abundant food supply and shelter, provide very suitable conditions, specially to 150 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. Contents: Introduction. Table : Distribution of species represented in the collection. Systematic account: 1. Cranopygia viticollis (Stal). 2. Cranopygia modesta (Bormans). 3. Cranopygia manipurensis Srivastava. 4. Cranopygia appendiculata Hincks. 5. Cranopygia spenceri sp.n. 6. Nannopygia nigriceps (Kirby). 7. Diplatys gressitti sp.n. 8. Diplatys kiranae sp.n. 9. Diplatys nakasonei Nishikawa. 10. Diplatys degerboliae Ramamurthi. 11. Diplatys steinmanni sp.n. 12. Diplatys yunnaneus Bey- Bienko. 13. Haplodiplatys fukiensis sp.n. 14. Echinosoma maai sp.n. 15. Echinosoma albisquama Bey-Bienko. 16. Echinosoma convolutum Hincks. 17. Echinosoma sumatranum (Haan). 18. Echinosoma horridum Dohrn. 19. Prolabisca infernalis (Burr). 20. Plalylabia major (Dohrn). 21. Placolabis brindlei Srivastava. 22. Epilandex acuminata sp.n. 23. Euborellia annulipes (Lucas). 24. Euborellia annulata (Fabricius). 25. Euborellia femoralis (Dohrn). 26. Euborellia plebeja (Dohrn). 27. Euborellia obtusa sp.n. 28. Mongolabis depressus sp.n. 29. Mongolabis acuta sp.n. 30. Mongolabis affinis Ramamurthi. 31. Mongolabis emarginatus sp.n. 32. Mongolabis fukiensis sp.n. 33. Mongolabis formosae (Borelli). 34. Allostethus indicum (Burmeister). 35. Gonolabidura spenceri sp.n. 36. Nala lividipes (Dufour). 37. Nala nepalensis (Burr). 38. Labidura riparia ( Pallas). 39. Forcipula quadrispinosa (Dohrn). 40. Apachyus feae Bormans. 41. Apachyus chartaceus Haan. 42. Apachyus brindlei Srivastava. 43. Rudrax brindlei Srivastava. 44. Marava arachidis (Yersin). 45. Spongovostox 72 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Experimental cytogenetics. 3. Species index. 4. Summary. Chronological bibliography.No. 28369 44 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. Distribution. 3. Taxonomy. 4. Physical features. 5. Study area. 6. Methodology. 7. Observations i. Habits and habitat. ii. Behaviour a. Vocalization. b. Food and feeding. c. Burrowing. d. Grooming. e. Social. f. Mating. g. Parental. iii. Marmot population in Eastern Ladakh. iv. Predators. 8. Conservation status i. Habitat status. 9. Threats. 10. Remarks. 11. Acknowledgements. 12. References. 20 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Introduction. Stratigraphy. Systematics 1. Nerita (Amphinerita) sp. 2. Euchrysalis sp. 3. Rostellaria sp. 4. Lyria (Lyria) sp. A. 5. Lyria (Lyria) sp. B. 6. Diastoma sp. 7. Eocypraea sp. A. 8. Eocypraea sp. B. 9. Zaria sp. 10. Natica (Cochlis) sp. 11. Ampullella sp. 12. Pterygia (s. str.) sp. 13. Genota sp. 14. Globularia sp. 15. Conus sp. 16. Ancillus sp. 17. Eovasum sp. 18. Grammatodon sp. 19. Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon) sp. 20. Modiolus (Modiolus) sp. 21. Chlamys (Argopecten) sp. 22. Chlamys (Lyropecten) sp. 23. Chlamys (Vertipecten) sp. A. 24. Chlamys (Vertipecten) sp. B. 25. Chlamys (Pecten) sp. 26. Spondylus (Corallospondylus) sp. 27. Lopha sp. A. 28. Lopha sp. B. 29. Pseudocardita sp. A. 30. Pseudocardita sp. B. 31. Siliqua sp. 32. Polymesuda (Geloina) sp. 33. Periglypta sp. A. 34. Periglypta sp. B. 35. Hubertoceras sp. A. 36. Hubertoceras sp. B. 37. Kinkeliniceras sp. A. 38. Kinkeliniceras sp. B. 39. Macrocephalites (s. str.) sp. A. 40. Macrocephalites (s. str.) sp. B. 41. Subkossmatia sp. 42. Kondiloceras sp. 43. Mayaites sp. 44. Reineckeia sp. 45. Burmirhynchia sp. 46. Gen. indet. (Rhynchonellid). 47. Kallirhynchia sp. 48. Prinocidaris sp. 49. Clypeaster sp. 50. Clypeaster cf. apertus Duncan & Sladen 1883. 51. Clypeaster cf. monticulifera Duncan & Sladen 1883. 52. Schizaster cf. granti Duncan & Sladen 1836. Discussion. Summary. Acknowledgements. References. 53 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Introduction. 1. Mammalia. 2. Aves. 3. Reptilia. 4. Amphibia. 5. Table. References. From the introduction Among the four National Parks in the State of Maharashtra Sanjay Gandhi National Park (originally known as Borivali National Park) is an attractively preserved green oasis within the confine of Mumbai (Bombay) metropolis. The park exhibits an amazing diversity of terrain from 30 m above sea level to almost 500 m and displays coastal dry and mixed deciduous and typical Western Ghat plateau habitats. It boasts of two big lakes (Tulsi and Vihar) and a number of 2000 years old Buddhist caves popularly known as Kanheri caves. Due to its proximity to Mumbai city a lot of people visit study and write about this park. In this booklet an attempt has been made to provide a concise general information about the commonly known vertebrate and some of the invertebrate species for the benefit of visitors. Sanjay Gandhi National Park (preciously known as Krishnagiri Upawan and later as Borivali National Park) is situated about 25 km North of Mumbai city and is only 8 km from the shores of the Arabian Sea. It lies between 72o53 & 72o50 East longitude and 19o88 & 19o21 North latitude. The southern boundary of the park is formed by the shore of Vihar lake the eastern by the townships of Bhandup Mulund and Thane and the Western by Goregaon Malad Kandivli and Borivali suburbs of Mumbai. The Northern boundary extends beyond Bassein creek and includes the Nagla forest block. The park covers an area of 96.40 sq. kms. out of which the recreational sector alone takes up 5.06 sq. kms. area. The park terrain is semi mountainous the level ground being between Tulsi and Vihar lakes the lower westerly reaches of Krishnagiri Upawan and the Northern end of Chenna forest. These hills are regarded as the outer spurs of the Sahyadris (Western Ghats). The major sources of water in the park are Tulsi Vihar lakes and Dahisar Rewat nallas. Tulsi and Vihar have a combined water spread area of about 8.62 sq. kms. and are source of drinking water supply to Mumbai city. The present communication gives an account on commonly occurring 21 mammalian 38 avian (bird) 16 reptilian and 3 amphibian species. The account covers information in brief on diagnostic characters distribution habit and current status (including conservation status) for the benefit of the visitor. 58 pp.

Zustand: New. Contents: Preface. Introduction. Family Acanthuridae: 1. Field biology. 2. Reproductive biology. 3. Aquarium biology. Key to species. 1. Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835. 2. Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1832. 3. Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758). 4. Acanthurus mata Cuvier, 1829. 5. Acanthurus nigricauda Duncker & Mohr, 1929. 6. Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskal, 1775). 7. Acanthurus olivaceus Forster, 1801. 8. Acanthurus pyroferus Kittlitz, 1834. 9. Acanthurus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923). 10. Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758). 11. Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835. 12. Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). 13. Ctenochaetus strigosus (Bennett, 1828). 14. Naso brevirostris (Valenciennes, 1835). 15. Naso hexacanthus (Bleeker, 1855). 16. Naso lituratus (Forster, 1801). 17. Naso unicornis (Forsskal, 1775). 18. Naso vlamingii (Valenciennes, 1835). 19. Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766). 20. Zebrasoma scopes (Cuvier, 1829). 21. Zebrasoma veliferum (Bloch, 1797). Family Siganidae: 1. Field biology. 2. Reproductive biology. 3. Aquarium biology. Key to species. 22. Siganus argenteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). 23. Siganus canaliculatus (Park, 1797). 24. Siganus corallinus (Valenciennes, 1835). 25. Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn, 1782). 26. Siganus guttatus (Bloch, 1787). 27. Siganus javus (Linnaeus, 1766). 28. Siganus puelloides Woodland and Randall, 1979. 29. Siganus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758). 30. Siganus stellatus (Forsskal, 1775). 31. Siganus vermiculatus (Valenciennes, 1835). 32. Siganus virgatus (Valenciennes, 1838). 33. Siganus magnificus (Burgess, 1977). Selected bibliography. Glossary. 42 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. IUCN redlist system. 3. The Redlist index. 4. What is redlist. 5. Uses of redlist. 6. Users of redlist. 7. Aims of the IUCN Redlist categories and criteria. 8. How is the Redlist compiled. 9. The IUCN Redlist categories. 10. The IUCN criteria for critically endangered endangered and vulnerable. 11. Major threats to biodiversity. 12. Extraction of Redlist species (IUCN 2004). 13. Conservation assessment and management plan (CAMP). 14. Protection of Indian Redlist fauna. 15. Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972. 16. International trade in species of wild flora and fauna (CITES). 17. Convention of migratory species of wild animals (CMS). 18. Globally threatened Indian fauna. 19. A look at the global trends. Acknowledgements. References. 104 pp.

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. Study area. 3. Methodology. 4. Species inventory. Systematic account of species reported 1. Mesobuthus tamulus tamulus (Fabricus). 2. Lychas (Endotricus) tricarinatus Simon. 3. Stenochirus sarasinorums Karsch. 4. Isometrus (Reddyanus) vittatus Pocock. 5. Isometrus (Reddyanus) corbeti Tikader and Bastawade. 6. Heterometrus (Gigantometrus) swammerdami Simon. 7. Heterometrus (Chersonesometrus) granulomanus Couzijn. 8. Phrynichus sp. 9. Galeodes indicus Pocock. 10. Rhagodes nigrocinctus Bernard. 11. Acanthodon constructor Pocock. 12. Poecilotheria regalis Pocock. 13. Chilobrachys fimbriatus Pocock. 14. Chilobrachys hardwickii (Pocock). 15. Gasteracantha geminata (Fabricius). 16. Argiope aemula (Walckenaer). 17. Argiope anasuja Thorell. 18. Argiope arcuata Simon. 19. Argiope lobata Pallas. 20. Argiope pulchella Thorell. 21. Araneus mitifica (Simon). 22. Neoscona bengalensis Tikader and Bal. 23. Neoscona mukerjei Tikader. 24. Neoscona rumpfi (Thorell). 25. Neoscona laglaizei (Simon). Zygeilla indica Tikader and Bal. 26. Herennia ornatissima (Doleschall). 27. Crytophora citricola (Forskal). 28. Ctenus indicus Gravely. 29. Castianeira zetes (Simon). 30. Stegodyphus sarasinorum Karsch. 31. Hersilia savignyi Lucas. 32. Evippa rajasthaneus Tikader and Malhotra. 33. Lycosa kempi Gravely. 34. Lycosa indagatrix Walckenaer. 35. Lycosa nigrotibialis Simon. 36. Hippasa greenalliae (blackwall). 37. Hippasa olivacea (Thorell). 38. Pardosa birmanica Simon. 39. Pardosa atropalpis Gravely. 40. Pardosa sumatrana (Thorell). 41. Peucetia yogeshi Jonathan. 42. Oxyopes pawani Gajbe. 43. Artema atlanta Walckenaer. 44. Crossopriza Iyoni (Blackwall). 45. Pholcus phalangioides (Fuesslin). 46. Heteropoda sexpunctata Simon. 47. Heteropoda nilgirina Pocock. 48. Spariolenus petricola Gravely. 49. Tetragnatha mandibulata Walckenaer. 50. Nephila kuhlii Doleschall. 51. Nephila maculata (Fabricus). 52. Leucauge tessellata (Thorell). 53. Leucauge decorata (Blackwall). 54. Philodromus betrabatai Tikader. 55. Tibellus pashanensis Tikader. 56. Marpissa mandali Tikader. 57. Myrmarachne providens Peckham et Peckham. 58. Myrmarachne plataleoides. 59. Oecobius putus O.P. Cambr. 60. Oecobius marathaus Tikader. Summary. References. 42 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. Introduction. Review of literature. Materials and methods. Description of study area 1. Collection of meteorological data. 2. Collection and preservation of abiotic and biotic samples. 3. Analysis of water and sediment samples. 4. Analysis of benthic fauna. 5. Statistical analysis. Results and discussion 1.Climate conditions. 2. Physico chemical characteristics. 3. Water characteristics. 4. Sediment characteristics. 5. Biological characteristics. 6. Qualitative composition of benthic fauna. 7. Quantitative evaluation of benthic fauna. 8. Community analysis. 9. Statistical analysis. Conclusion. Summary. Acknowledgements. References. From the Preface During the last few decades lakes allover the world have become the focus of environmental investigations. The increased human activities including excessive dumping of organic as well as non biodegradable wastes have brought about drastic changes in lake environment in India and especially Calcutta now Kolkata. The urban lakes in Calcutta are in fact predominantly plagued with problems pertaining to poor water quality prolific growth of weeds and loss of bio eco aesthetic values. Keeping in view of these threats to Rabindra Sarovar (RS) Government of India has declared this lake as a National Lake under the National Lake Conservation programme (NLCP). The basic objectives of such a designation to RS are to improve its environment along with prevention of pollution catchment area treatment desilting deweeding as well as research and development studies on floral and faunal activities and related ecological aspects. So as a part of the NLCP present investigations were undertaken on two major urban lake environments viz. Rabindra Sarovar and Subhas Sarovar which are located in the heart of the city Calcutta. A comprehensive study of physico chemical characteristics of water and sediment and benthic fauna was undertaken in the present research to cover a multitude of impairments of the aquatic system like presence of nutrient salts and estimation of benthic condition. Herein the physico chemical status of the lake ecosystem is described covering a wide spectrum of parameters while the study on the benthic fauna emphasized their importance as an effective tool for supplementing the physico chemical information on the lakes. Various biological indices were calculated to reflect the overall condition of the aquatic system by a single index value. On the other hand statistical analyses were done to elaborate the inter relationships between the selected abiotic factors and benthic components of the lake so that the available information may clearly and convincingly demonstrate the health of these two lakes. 120 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. Contents: Introduction. 1. Morphology of alcyonarians. 2. Glossary of morphological characters. 3. Collection and preservation of soft corals. 4.Preparation of sclerities. 5. Systematic account. 6. Ecology: i. Interaction with other organisms. ii. Distribution. iii. Biodiversity values. References. Annexure.No. 30796 99 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. Contents: Foreword. Preface to part II. Resources. Format. Abbreviations used. New proposals. Check-list: Superfamily: Diaspidoidea: Family : I. Halimococcidae. II. Diaspididae: (i) Subfamily Parlatoriinae: Tribe: 1. Lucaspidini. 2. Parlatoriini. (ii) Subfamily Odonaspidinae: Tribe: 1. Rugaspidiotini. 2. Odonaspidini. (iii) Subfamily Aspidiotinae: Tribe Aspidiotini. (iv) Subfamily Diaspidinae: Tribe: 1. Protodiaspidini. 2. Kuwanaspidini. 3. Lepidosaphidini. 4. Diaspidini. References. Appendix: 1. Common names of some Scale insects and Mealybugs. 2. Common names of some Host-plants. Index.No. 29907 147 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. Contents: Introduction. 1. Bibliographic resources. 2. Acknowledgements. 3.Bibliography. 4. Addendum. 5. Geographical index. 6. Author's index. From the Introduction : "Indian subcontinent with its tropical and monsoonal climate receives an average annual rainfall of 105cms, which is largest anywhere in the world for a country of a comparable size. This precipitation spread over the country along with melting of glacial snow of the Himalayas resulted in the formation of large perennial Himalayan rivers viz., the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra and other peninsular rivers viz., the Godavari, Krishna, Narmada, Tapti, Mahanadi, Cauveri originating from various mountain ranges and the Deccan plateau. These resulted in formation of 14 major rivers and several medium and minor rivers and innumerable streams which opens into the Bay of Bengal on the east coast and into the Arabian Sea on the west coast of India. "The confluence regions of the rivers with the sea forms a complex zone of aquatic ecosystem i.e. estuaries. The area and extent of estuarine region of each river depends on the season, freshwater drainage through the river and geographical nature of the coastal region at that point. Along with the estuaries many large lagoons such as Chilka, Pulicat, Ashtamudi, Vembanad and several vast structures of backwaters on east and west coast of India, created mixed water (brackish water) habitat, spread over in an area of approximately 7000 sq. kms. "The brackish water ecosystem comprising estuaries, lagoons, backwaters and mangrove forests is a complex and 218 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. Distribution. 3. Taxonomy. 4. Physical characteristics of different stages i. Adult Salamander. ii. Age at sexual maturity. iii. Maximum age known. iv. Egg of Salamander. v. Larva of Salamander. vi. Free swimming tadpole larva. vii. Advanced tadpole larva. viii. Surveys done on the Himalayan Salamander. ix. Study area. x. Habitat of the Salamander. xi. Methodology. 5. Observations i. Sites where Salamanders were found. ii. Table 1 Showing the descriptions about the sites where the Salamanders were found. 6. Threats to the species. 7. Conservation suggestions. Acknowledgements. References. 20 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Introduction. Material and method 1. Study areas. 2. Physiographic features. 3. Surveys undertaken material collected and examined. Results and Discussion 1. Mosquito taxonomy. Systematic Account 1. Anopheles aitkeni James. 2. Anopheles culiciformes Cogill. 3. Anopheles gigas Giles. 4. Anopheles nilagiricus Christophers new status. 5. Anopheles interruptus Puri. 6. Anopheles barbirostris Van der Wulp. 7. Anopheles nigerrimus Giles. 8. Anopheles jeyporiensis James. 9. Anopheles varuna Iyengar. 10. Anopheles culicifacies Giles. 11. Anopheles fluviatilis James. 12. Anopheles minimus Theobald. 13. Anopheles karwari James. 14. Anopheles moghulensis Christophers. 15. Anopheles stephensi Liston. 16. Anopheles annularis Van der Wulp. 17. Anopheles pallidus Theobald. 18. Anopheles jamesii Theobald. 19. Anopheles splendidus Koidzumi. 20. Anopheles Dravidicus Christophers status revived. 21. Anopheles elegans (James). 22. Anopheles tessellatus Theobald. 23. Anopheles vagus Donitz. 24. Anopheles subpictus Grassi. 25. Anopheles sundaicus Rodenwaldt. 26. Aedeomyia venustipes (Skuse). 27. Aedes jamesi (Edwards). 28. Aedes pallidostriatus (Theobald). 29. Aedes pipersalatus (Giles). 30. Aedes stenoetrus (Theobald). 31. Aedes syntheticus Barraud. 32. Aedes vexans (Meigen). 33. Armigeres obturbans (Walker). 34. Armigeres annulitarsis Leciesters. 35. Armigeres flavus (Leicester). 36. Armigeres magnus (Theobald). 37. Christophersiomyia thomsoni (Theobald). 38. Diceromyia micropterus (Giles). 39. Diceromyia agastyai (Tewari and Hiriyan). 40. Fredwardsius vittatus (Bigot). 41. Mucidus scatophagoides Theobald. 42. Neomelaniconion lineatopennis (Ludlow). 43. Neomelaniconion oreophilus (Edwards). 44. Neomelaniconion psedotaeniatus (Giles). 45. Ochlerotatus greeni (Theobald). 46. Ochlerotatus inquinatus Edwards. 47. Ochlerotatus macdougalli Edwards. 48. Rhinoskusea portonovensis Tewari and Hiriyan. 49. Stegomyia aegypti (Linnaeus). 50. Stegomyia albopictus (Skuse). 51. Udaya subsimillis Barraud. 52. Verrallina agrestis Barraud. 53. Verrallina indicus (Theobald). 54. Verrallina pseudomediofasciatus (Theobald). 55. Culex fuscanus Wiedemann. 56. Culex raptor Edwards. 57. Culex vorax Edwards. 58. Culex halifaxi Theobald. 59. Culex iphis Barraud. 60. Culex khazani Edwards. 61. Culex malayi (Leicester). 62. Culex minutissimus (Theobald). 63. Culex flavicornis Barraud. 64. Culex raghavanii Rahman Choudhury and Kalra. 65. Culex pallidothorax Theobald. 66. Culex epidesmus (Theobald). 67. Culex bitaeniorhyncus Giles. 68. Culex cornutus Edwards. 69. Culex sitiens Wiedemann. 70. Culex vishnui Theobald. 71. Culex barraudi Edwards. 72. Culex tritaeniorhyncus Giles. 73. Culex whitmorei (Giles). 74. Culex gelidus Theobald. 75. Culex mimeticus Noe. 76. Culex mimulus Edwards. 77. Culex nilgiricus Edwards. 78. Culex vagans Wiedemann. 79. Culex quinquefasciatus Say. 80. Culex fuscocephalus Theobald. 81. Culex mimuloides Barraud. 82. Culex fuscifurcatus Barraud. 83. Culiseta indica (Edwards). 84. Ficalbia chamberlainin (Ludlow). 85. Mansonia crassipes (Van der Wulp). 86. Mansonia annulifera (Theobald). 87. Mansonia indiana Edwards. 88. Mansonia uniformis (Theobald). 89. Tripteroides aranoides (Theobald). 90. Tripteroides affinis (Edwards). 91. Uranotaenia stricklandi Barraud. 92. Toxorhynchites minimus Theobald. 93. Toxorhynchites splendens (Wiedemann). Conclusion. Summary. References. 50 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Contents: 1. An overview/C.A.N. Rao. 2. Porifera/J.G. Pattanayak. 3. Sea- anemones (Cnidaria : Actiniaria)/N. Bairagi. 4. Scyphomedusae : Cnidaria/ Badari Prasad Haldar. 5. Polychaeta : Annelida/C.A.N. Rao. 6. Shore-line insects/S.C. Nahar. 7. Brachyuran crabs (Crustacea : Decapoda : Brachyura)/M.K. Dev Roy and S. Bhadra. 8. Mollusca/A. Mohapatra. 9. Echinodermata/D.R.K. Sastry. 10. Fishes/S. Krishnan and S.S. Mishra.No. 24050 166 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. Contents: Introduction. I. Area of the study: 1. The low lands. 2. The mid lands. 3. The upland or highland: A. Tropical evergreen forests and sholas.B. Tropical semi-evergreen forests. C. Tropical moist-deciduous forests. D. Grass lands. II. Riperian or riverine vegetation. III. Materials and methods: A. Collection. B. Storage and preservation. C. Description. D. Morphological terms used. E. Plan of presentation of taxonomic data. IV. A retrospect to the fig insect research: A. Natural history. B. Systematics of fig insects. V. Taxonomy of fig insects (family Agaonidae) of Kerala: 1.Subfamily Agaoninae. 2. Subfamily Epichrysomallinae. 3. Subfamily Otitesellinae. 4. Subfamily Sycoecinae. 5. Subfamily Sycophaginae. 6. Subfamily Sycoryctinae. VI. Host specificity of fig insects. References. Text figures. Annexure. Index.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. From the Introduction: "The Pyralid moths constitute an important group of insects in the order Lepidoptera, and comprise several species of great economic importance. There are several well established and well known pest-species like yellow stem borer, top borer, shoot borer, stalk borer, white borer, internode borer, root borer, pod & capsule borer, fruit borer,fruit-tree pests, wax-moth, rice moth, Indian meal moth and number of leaf folders and case worms. The pest species, when increase in population beyond a certain level, in nature, cause serious economic losses to the nation and miseries to the farmers in respect of their own welfare, or even their survival. Several of these well known species occur simultaneously with lesser known pests which, therefore, stand neglected both in respect of their identity and monitoring. Since these species cause a very little loss or damage, these remained practically unknown to agricultural or field entomologists, taxonomically. Besides, even the well known species like top borer, Scirpophaga excerptalis (Walker) in sugarcane, and S. nivella (Fabr.) in rice, had often been confused till very recently. It was only through taxonomic studies that these species were clearly differentiated. Similarly, the other species, yellow stem borer, Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) has always dominated the field, the males of which resemble closely with males of S. gilviberbis (Zeller) and S. nivella (Fabr.), and have often been confused. The females of these three latter species, are quite different and are easily separable. In.

Zustand: New. Contents: Introduction/P.C. Tak and J.P. Sati. Fauna: I. Invertebrata: 1. Annelida/K.R. Halder and C.K. Mondal. 2. Odonata/Arun Kumar and Gaurav Sharma. 3. Coleoptera (Aquatic beetles)/P. Mukhopadhyay and S.K. Ghosh. 4. Mollusca (Freshwater)/S.C. Mitra, A. Dey and Ramakrishna. II. Vertebrata: 1. Pisces/Akhlaq Husain. 2. Amphibia/Akhlaq Husain. 3. Reptilia/Akhlaq Husain. 4. Aves/P.C. Tak and J.P. Sati. 5. Mammalia/J.P. Sati and N.K. Sinha. III. Species richness and seasonal population change in waterfowls/P.C. Tak, J.P. Sati and Arun Kumar. IV. Assessment and monitoring of a migratory waterfowl habitat using remote sensing techniques/Arun Kumar. 56 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. Contents: 1. Kabar Lake Wetland - an overview/J.R.B. Alfred and Ramakrishna. 2. Limnology/Ramakrishna, E.V. Muley, A.K. Pandey and S.Z. Siddiqui. 3. Nutrients/S.Z. Siddiqui and Ramakrishna. 4. Diurnal variation & phytoplankton diversity/Ramakrishna and S.Z. Siddiqui. 5. Macrophytic vegetation/Ramakrishna and S.Z. Siddiqui. 6. Zooplankton/S.Z. Siddiqui and Ramakrishna. 7. Mollusca/K.V. Surya Rao, S.C. Mitra and Ramakrishna. 8. Insecta: Odonata/Ramakrishna. 9. Insecta: Coleoptera/S. Biswas. 10. Insecta: Hemiptera: water bugs/Animesh Bal and R.C. Basu. 11. Pisces/Kaza V. Ramarao, K.P. Singh and Ramakrishna. 12. Amphibia/A.K. Sarkar and S. Ray. 13. Reptilia/D.P. Sanyal, S.K. Talukdar, and G. Duttagupta. 14. Aves/ Ramakrishna, S.Z. Siddiqui, E.V. Muley and M. Vasanth. 15. Environmental assessment of Kabar Lake/J.R.B. Alfred and Ramakrishna.No. 29908 142 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. History of excavation and terminology. 3. Age of the civilization. 4. Systematic account of animal remains. 5. Animal forms recovered from Lothal and their present state of distribution (table). 6. Discussion. 7. Summary. 8. Acknowledgements. 9. References. 10. Index. From the introduction The Indus Valley has been known to be the centre of one of the earliest civilization of the world ever since the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjodaro in 1921 22. Hardly any site of the Indus (Harappa) civilization was discovered within the present day Indian territory at the time of independence and partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The Archaeological Survey of India took up the task of exploring regions east of Indus Valley for finding out Harappan sites. The renewed excavation resulted in the discovery of at least forty Harappan sites in Saurashtra (in Gujarat) the most important among them being Lothal. The word Lothal in Gujarati formed by combining two words Loth and Thal (Sthal) means mound of dead. Interestingly the word Mohenjodaro; in Sindhi carries the same meaning. Lothal lies between two ranns or salt waters namely Rann of Cambay on the south and the little Rann of Kutch on the north with the Nal Lake in the centre. The ancient mound in a flat featureless alluvial lowland was situated on the northern margin of the boundary line separating Saragwala village from Laxmipura and was coming under the revenue jurisdiction of Saragwala administered by the Collectorate of Ahmedabad. 162 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Contents: I. Introduction. II. Materials and methods. III. Observation: 1. Bethuadhari Reserve Forest (BRF)/Site I. 2. Dhapa (DP)/Site II. 3. Sugarcane Research Station (SRS)/Site III. 4. Rice Research Station (RRS)/ Site IV. 5. Twoway association. IV. Discussion. Summary. Acknowledgements. References. No. 32617 208 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Physiography. 3. Material and methods. 4. Taxonomy: (i). Classification. (ii). Morphology and terminology. (iii). Systematic list of brachyuran crabs. (iv). Systematic account. 5. Ecobiology: (i). Habitat ecology. (ii). Breeding biology. (iii). Discussion. 6. Distribution pattern. 7. Summary. 8. Acknowledgement. 9. References. From Summary: "Taxonomic account. Distribution pattern and habitat ecology of 51 species of brachyuran crabs belonging to 33 genera under 10 families is presented in the paper. "Each species is illustrated with photographs and text-figures. In addition, key to the families, genera and species is provided to facilitate identification of mangrove dwelling crabs of India in general and Andaman Islands in particular. " Distribution pattern of these crabs reveals that 44 species occur throughout the Indo-Pacific, 7 species are confined to the Indian Ocean and 3 species are reported for the first time from India. "Breeding pattern of 18 species of crabs belonging to 12 genera under 8 families is also included in the paper. Role of important environmental parameters, such as, temperature, rainfall, salinity, food availability and lunar productivity is also discussed in the light of recent findings." No. 19883. 210 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Foreword. 1. Introduction. 2. General. 3. Protozoa. 4. Porifera. 5. Cnidaria. 6. Ctenophora. 7. Platyhelminthes. 8. Nematoda. 9. Nematomorpha. 10. Acanthocephala. 11. Rotifera. 12. Gastrotricha. 13. Kinorhyncha. 14. Sipuncula. 15. Echiura. 16. Anneldia. 17. Pycnogonida. 18. Tardigrada. 19. Arthropoda. 20. Insecta. 21. Phoronida. 22. Bryozoa. 23. Entoprocta. 24. Brachiopoda. 25. Chaetognatha. 26. Mollusca. 27. Echinodermata. 28. Chordata. 29. Aves. 30. Mammalia. 255 pp.

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. Contents: Preface. Acknowledgements. Asola-Bhatti Wls as overview. Invertebrates.Chilopoda. Insecta.Odonata. Hymenoptera. Lepidoptera. Vertebrates. Pisces. Amphibia. Reptilia. Aves. Mammalia. (Fauna of Conservation Area No: 16).