Birds are important species for conservation planning and environmental assessments in view of achieving better ecological understanding and its balance. Measuring the Biodiversity has a significant role in indicating the ecological balance of the nature. Therefore objective of this paper is to conduct the research study on Biodiversity of Avifauna in Terrestrial and Aquatic surroundings of Wyra, Paler reservoirs of Khammam district of Telangana state, India. The results are confirmed that the occurrence of 40 species of Birds belonging to 35 genera, 24 families and 13 orders during January to December 2010. Results confirm that the structure of a bird community is a good indicator of biodiversity, particularly useful where biodiversity is high. A cooperative program is needed to promote new surveys and publish their results, as a contribution for measuring and monitoring biodiversity, especially in complex endangered habitats.
Ampedus Dejean of Buxa Tiger Reserve is monotypic, being represented by the only new species A. furunculus. Species is described and illustrated based on the basis of a single male specimen.
The Tertiary system in Southern India is divided in to the Upper Cuddalore formation and the Lower Neyveli formation. The lignite fields of Neyveli region comes under the Neyveli formation. The present report is about the observation of some spores of Pteridophytes and pollen grains of some Gymnosperms and Angiosperms from the Neyveli lignite formation.
The mint family Lamiaceae comprising medicinally important plants and economically most wanted inviting its wide cultivation. The improvement in terms of quantity and quality of these plants characters could be possible through molecular techniques which first necessitates the isolation of pure form of DNA.
n intensive field survey of wild aromatic plants present in Boduvara Ramar Hill indicates 45 species of aromatic plants. They are used by the tribal people in day to day medicinal systems. Information on names of plants, parts used and medicinal uses were gathered from local tribal people.
Traditionally used medicinal plants have been a source of relief in controlling different types of diseases throughout the globe. The present study was conducted on ethno-botanical survey to collect information about the use of traditional medicinal plants for diabetes treatment by (40 - 57 years male & female) the Malayali Tribes in Jarugu malai, Salem District, Tamil Nadu.
Abscisic acid is a plant growth regulator involved in several development processes as well as environmental responses. Abscisic acid is a plant hormone that regulates plant growth, development, seed germination. ABA has a role in number of physiological functions such as photosynthesis. ABA positively affects stomatal activity under stresses such as abiotic and biotic.
The mutualistic symbiosis of most land plants with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi has been shown to favour mineral and water nutrition and to increase resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses.
Nanoparticles due to their needs and applications of nanomaterials in the different areas like industry, agriculture, medicine results in release of nanoparticles into the aquatic environment. Hence the study their effects of these nanoparticles should be assessed which can cause damage to the aquatic environment.
Garra tamangi, a new species of labeonine cyprinid fish is described from the Dikrong River, Brahmaputra River drainage in Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. Garra tamangi is distinguished from all its congeners in the Ganga-Brahmaputra River drainage in having roughly a triangular proboscis, trilobed with two small lobes that are more or less anteriorly free and a large median lobe anteroventrally tuberculated, moderately protruding forming a short horizontal notch between it and inferior side of the snout. Other distinguishing combinations of characters are given against its respective congeners in the discussion section.
People have attributed cultural significance to birds of prey for millennia. Despite this, it is likely that predatory birds have been victimized at least since people began rearing livestock and managing game. When people kill birds of prey, they cannot always breed fast enough to make up the losses and populations can decline rapidly. The declining raptors population from last few decades has attracted many biologists to find out the exact reason of sudden decline of their population.
The study was aimed to isolate myxozoan parasites infecting the native carp Schizothorax niger (Heckel) commonly called chush collected from fresh water ecosystems of Wullar Lake. Various organs were studied for the presence myxozoan infection. Results revealed prevalence rate of 20% infected with Myxobolus nigerae n. sp. Parasitological examination was done under stereozoom binocular microscope which revealed multiple minute plasmodia on the gills which on rupturing liberated myxospores.
The terms “butterfly” are often thought of as the natural groups that make up the order Lepidoptera but butterflies are more closely related to the larger moths than either group is to the more primitive families of moths. It is important that one of the indicator species groups represents the insects. Insects are by far the most species-rich group of animals, representing over 50% of terrestrial biodiversity.
Ornamental fish culture considered as one of the most important means of home entertainment, because of its diversity and beauty of picturesque colors. Trichodiniasis of fishes causing harm and economic losses in this fish industry. There are many records of trichodinids ectoparasites infesting fish have been found throughout the World, but no such study has been conducted on this parasitic group infesting ornamental fish Carassius auratus auratus L. in India.
During a survey from November 2014 to October 2015, 50 fingerlings of Labeo rohita (Hamilton) were collected from the village Fagan Majra, District Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, out of which gills of 20 fishes were found to be infected with a new myxozoan parasite belonging to the genus Myxobolus viz. M. markiwi n. sp.
Temperature is the most important key factor affecting insect's life. Eggs of Chrotogonus homalodemus (Blanchard, 1836) were considered as the sensitive stage to temperature. The 2nd and 4th instars were observed to possess the highest mortality rate. Adults had the longest life span up to 130 days and reached sexual maturity within 9-15 days.
Birds are important species for conservation planning and environmental assessments in view of achieving better ecological understanding and its balance. Measuring the Biodiversity has a significant role in indicating the ecological balance of the nature. Therefore objective of this paper is to conduct the research study on Biodiversity of Avifauna in Terrestrial and Aquatic surroundings of Wyra, Paler reservoirs of Khammam district of Telangana state, India.
This paper describes a new species of Channa from the Poma River (Brahmaputra River basin) in Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. The new species can be differentiated from its congeners occurring in Eastern Himalayan region in India and northern and southern Rakhine State, Myanmar in having the following combination of characters:
Parasteatoda is one of the species rich genus of the family Theridiidae. About 43 species of genus Parasteatoda is reported from different parts of world so far. Parasteatoda celsabdomina (Zhu, 1998) is reported for the first time from India.
