Advances in Fish and Wildlife Ecology and Biology, Volume 4 by B.L. Kaul - 2007

Astral International (P) Ltd/Daya Publishing House, 2007. Hardcover. New. Advances in Fish and Wildlife Ecology and Biology Volume IV, comprise of three sections. Section I deals with Fish and Limnology. There is a paper on reproductive aggression and territorial disputes between male Red Hybrid Tilapia, a paper on fecundity of Schizothorax, a paper on histochemical localization of DNA in GI Tract and liver of Nemacheilus, Testicular development of a male amazonian Red Discus, a paper on icthyofauna of Periyer river, two papers on new species of acanthocephalan parasites from two fish, there are also two papers on seasonal variations of zooplankton and phytoplankton from two varied water bodies, a paper on plankton studies of a rice field, a paper on limnology of famous Wullar lake and a review paper on sewage utilization for agriculture and pisciculture. Section II deals with Wildlife. One of the papers is on the reproductive biology of Little Bittern-a migratory bird from Kashmir. Another papers deals with large mammals from the Peppara wildlife sanctuary in Kerala. There is a paper on wetland management of waterfowl in Kashmir. Another paper deals with effects of sublethal administration of orthene and diazinon in rat. There is also a paper on ovular atresia in wall lizard. A paper on issues in patenting of life forms has been included in this section in view of the recent conflicts created over the ownership of biological resources between different countries. A paper in bio-ecology of Rhesus Monkey and a note on pygoferal spines in genus Extianus also find a place in this section. Since this volume is dedicated to Prof M K Raina a noted parasitologist, section III on helminth parasites of man and domestic animals has been included, to felicitate him. Contents: Contents Section I: Fish and Limnology Chapter 1: Reproductive Aggression and the Dynamics of Territorial Disputes Between Males of Red Hybrid Tilapia (Osteichthyes: Cichlidae) by S Chellapa, A P T Medeiros and N T Chellapa Chapter 2: Fecundity of Schizothorax esocinus (Heckel) by B L Kaul Chapter 3: Histochemical Localization of DNA in the Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver of Nemacheilus kahsmirensis by Ashok Channa and N A Lone Chapter 4: Testicular Development of Male Amazonian Red Discus, Symphysodon discus Heckel (Perciformes: Cichlidae) by S Chellapa, M R Camara and N T Chellapa Chapter 5: Ichthyofauna of Periyar River (South India) with Special Reference to Distribution of Hill Stream, Endemic and Endangered Species by K Raju Thomas, M John George, C R Ajithkumar and C R Biju Chapter 6: On Genus Hebesoma Van Cleave, 1928: A New Species H guptai from the Indian Major Carp Labeo rohita by P L Koul and M K Raina Chapter 7: On Genus Neoechinorhynchus, Hamann, 1892 and a New Species N ladakhensis from a Trans-Himalayan Fish Ptychobarbus by P L Kourl and M K Raina Chapter 8: Seasonal Variations of Zooplankton from a Drinking Water Reservoir (Valle de Bravo) in Mexico by S Nandini, S S S Sarma and Pedro Ramerez-Garcia Chapter 9: Seasonal Variations in the Fish Food Organisms (Phytoplankton) from High Altitude Lentic Water Bodies of Bhaderwah (J&K State) by Neeraj Kumar Chapter 10: Conservation and Management of Ecologically Degraded Wular Lake by Ulfat Jan, G Mustafa Shah and Bashir A Mir Chapter 11: Sewage Utilization in Agriculture and Pisciculture: An Overview by A K Verma and Surinder Sharma Chapter 12: Plankton Ecology of a Paddy Field at Maralia Morh, Miran Sahib, Jammu by S P S Dutta, S Kour and M Khajuria Section II: Wildlife Chapter 13: A Study of Reproductive Biology of Little Bittern, lxobrychus minutus minutus (Linnaeus) in Kashmir by G Mustafa Shah, Ulfat Jan, M F Fazili and M K Raina Chapter 14: Large Mammals in the Southern-Western Ghats: A Case Study from the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala by E A Jayson and G Christopher Chapter 15: Management of Wetlands of Kashmir for Waterfowl P Printed Pages: 280.