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Paperback. Condizione: 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. Condizione: 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. Condizione: 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.

Paperback. Condizione: 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.

Paperback. Condizione: 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. Condizione: 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. Condizione: 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. Condizione: 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. Condizione: As New. New. Contents Introduction. Systematic list of the fishes of Orissa coast. Systematic account. 1. Class Chondrichthyes. 2. Key to orders. 3. Order Orectolobiformes. 4. Family Hemiscyllidae. 5. Family Stegostomatidae. 6. Order Carchariniformes. 7. Family Himigaleidae. 8. Family Carcharhinidae. 9. Family Sphyrnidae. 10. Order pristiformes. 11. Family pristidae. 12. Order Torpediniformes. 13. Family torpedinidae. 14. Family Narcinidae. 15. Order Rajiformes. 16. Family Rhinobatidae. 17. Family Dasyatidae. 18. Family Gymnuridae. 19. Family Myliobatidae. 20. Family Mobulidae. 21. Class Osteichthyes. 22. Key to the orders. 23. Order Elopiformes. 24. Family Elopidae. 25. Family Megalopidae. 26. Order Anguilliformes. Summary. Acknowledgements. References. Table I. Fishes originally described as new to science from Orissa coast. 186 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents Introduction. Order Perissodactyla. Family Equidae Gray 1821. Genus Equus linnaeus 1758. 1. Equus Onager Boddaert 1785. 2. Equus Kiang Moorcroft 1841. Family Rhinocerotidae Gray 1821. Genus Rhinoceros linnaeus 1758. 3. Rhinoceros Unicornis linnaeus 1758. Order Artiodactyla. Family Suidae Gray 1821. Subfamily Suinae Gray 1821. Genus Sus linnaeus 1758. 4. Sus Scrofa linnaeus 1758. 5. Sus Salvanius (Hodgson 1847). Family Tragulidae Milne Edwards 1864. Genus Moschiola Hodgson 1843. 6. Moschiola Meminna (Erxleben 1777). Family Moschidae Gray 1821. Genus Moschus linnaeus 1758. 7. Moschus Chrysogaster Hodgson 1839. 8. Moschus Fuscus Li 1981. Family Cervidae Goldfuss 1820. Subfamily Cervinea Goldfuss 1820. Genus Axis H. Smith 1827. 9. Axis axis (Erxleben 1777). 10. Axis Porcinus (Zimmermann 1780). Genus Cervus linnaeus 1758. 11. Cervus Duvaucelii Cuvier 1823. 12. Cervus Unicolor Kerr 1792. 13. Cervus Eldii McClelland 1842. 14. Cervus Elaphus linnaeus 1758. Subfamily Muntiacinae Pocock 1923. Genus Muntiacus Rafinesque 1815. 15. Muntiacus Muntjak (Zimmermann 1780). Subfamily Antilopinae Gray 1821. Genus Antilope Pallas 1766. 16. Antilope Cervicapra (linnaeus 1758). Genus Gazella Blainville 1816. 17. Gazelle Bennettii (Sykes 1831). Genus Pantholops Hodgson 1834. 18. Pantholops Hodgsonii (Abel 1826). Genus Procapra Hodgson 1846. 19. Procapra Picticaudata Hodgson 1846. Subfamily Bovinae Gray 1821. Genus Bos linnaeus 1758. 20. Bos Frontalis lambert 1804. 21. Bos Grunniens linnaeus 1766. Genus Bubalus smith 1827. 22. Bubalus Bubalis (Linnaeus 1758). Genus Boselaphus Blainville 1816. 23. Boselaphus Tragocamelus (Pallas 1766). Genus Tetracerus leach 1825. 24. Tetracerus Quadricornis (Blainville 1816). Subfamily Caprinae Gray 1821. Genus Capra linnaeus 1758. 25. Capra Falconeri (Wagner 1839). 26. Capra Sibirica (Pallas 1776). Genus Budorcus Hodgson 1850. 27. Budorcas Taxicolor Hodgson 1850. Genus Hemitragus Hodgson 1841. 28. Hemitragus Jemlahicus (Smith 1826). 29. Hemitragus Hylocrius (Ogilby 1838). 30. Naemorhedus Goral(Hardwicke 1825). 31. Naemorhedus Sumatraensis (Bechstein 1799). Genus Ovis linnaeus 1758. 32. Ovis Ammon (Linnaeus 1758). 33. Ovis Vignei Blyth 1841. 34. Pseudois Nayaur (Hodgson 1833). References. 40 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. Location and geomorphology. 3. Field studies and methodology GBA approach. 4. Vegetative profile. 5. Faunal profile. 6. Summary. 7. Human habitations. 8. Threats and conservation measures. 9. Tourist and tourism. References. Appendix. 96 pp.

Hardbound. Condizione: As New. New. Contents Introduction. Acknowledgments. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index. From the Introduction The State of Rajasthan situated in north western part of the Indian union lies approximately between 23o 10 and 30o 30'N. latitudes and 69o 50 and 70o 25 E. longitudes. The second largest State of India is spread over 3.42.239 sq.kms. and it is divided into two unequal climatically different halves by the Aravalli mountain which cuts across the State diagonally in a south west to north east direction. The north western portion forms part of the Thar or the great Indian Desert while the south eastern portion forms the hilly and wetter zone. 352 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. Objective. 3. Topography of Gujarat. 4. Review of literature. 5. Material and method. 6. List of crops surveyed. 7. List of localities surveyed. 8. Achievements. 9. Distribution of nematodes in Gujarat. 10. Conclusion. Acknowledgements. References. 48 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. Key to the Chalcidoid species associated. 3. Pollinator species. 4. Parasitoid species. 5. Phytophagous inquilines. Summary. Acknowledgements. References. 35 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents Introduction. Studied area. Material and methods. 1. Collection and preservation of the adult flies. 2. Morphological study and preparation of genitalia. Family i. Sarcophagidae. ii. Calliphoridae. iii. Muscidae. Acknowledgements. Reference. From 46 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. Review of literature. 3. Description of study areas. 4. Material and methods. 5. Description of the species. 6. Observation and results. 7. Conclusion. Acknowledgements. References. From the Introduction Coastal birds are bird 64 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents 1. A review of studies on the chromosomes of Grasshoppers in India (1928 2006). 2. The nuclear phenotype of Xenocatantops humilis (Serville) (Orthoptera Acrididae Catantopinae) w.s.r. to supernumerary segments. 3. Supernumerary chromosomes of Patanga succincta (Johansson) (Orthoptera Acrididae Cyrtacanthacridinae). 72 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. Material and Methods. 3. Abbreviations. 4. Key to the identification of small mammal species. 5. Systematic account. 6. Summary. Acknowledgements. References. 44 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. List of Brachyuran Crabs from the collections of Marine biological centre. 3. Summary. Acknowledgements. References. From the Introduction Since inception of the Marine Biological Station Zoological Survey of India Chennai in the year 1973 Brachyuran crabs were collected during the Faunistic Surveys conducted along the East and West Coast of India Andaman and Nicobar Lakshawdeep Minicoy Islands and during surveys of R.V. Chota Investigator along the Madras Coast. These collections were deposited in the holdings of the Marine Biological Station. A total number of 97 species belonging to 13 families were identified. The locality of collection details of materials and other relevant informations of the various species are included. 46 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents Preface. Introduction. Family Nemipteridae Key to the Genera. Genus Nemipterus Swainson Key to the species 1. Nemipterus bipunctatus (Valenciennes 1830). 2. Nemipterus furcosus (Valenciennes 1830). 3. Nemipterus hexodon (Quoy and Gaimard 1824). 4. Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791). 5. Nemipterus nematophorus (Bleeker 1853). 6. Nemipterus peronii (Valenciennes 1830). 7. Nemipterus randalli (Russell 1986). 8. Nemipterus zysron (Bleeker 1856). Genus Parascolopsis Boulenger Key to the species 1. Parascolopsis aspinosa (Rao and Rao 1981). 2. Parascolopsis boesemani (Rao and Rao 1981). 3. Parascolopsis eriomma (Jordan and Richardson 1909). 4. Parascolopsis inermis (Temminck and Schlegel 1843). 5. Parascolopsis townsendi (Boulenger 1901). Genus Scolopsis Cuvier Key to the species 1. Scolopsis aurata (Park 1797). 2. Scolopsis bilineata (Bloch 1793). 3. Scolopsis bimaculata (Ruppell 1828). 4. Scolopsis ciliata (Lacepede 1802). 5. Scolopsis frenatus (Cuvier 1830). 6. Scolopsis ghanam (Forsskal 1775). 7. Scolopsis lineata (Quoy and Gaimard 1824). 8. Scolopsis margaritifera (Cuvier 1830). 9. Scolopsis taeniatus (Cuvier 1830). 10. Scolopsis vosmeri (Bloch 1792). 11. Scolopsis xenochrous (Gunther 1872). Summary. Acknowledgements. Bibliography. 50 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. From the Introduction The family Syrphidae is divided into 3 sub families and 15 tribes and contains more than 5 500 described species in the world of which 264 species and 5 sub species under 62 genera of 2 sub families are reported from India. The present check list reports 150 species of 50 genera under 15 tribes belonging to 2 sub families of Hover Flies from the Eastern Himalayan Region of India. 48 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents Introduction. Stratigraphy. Systematics 1. Garramites sp. 2. Subulites (Fusispira) sp. 3. Nuculoma sp. 4. Modiolus (Modiolus) sp. 5. Chalamys (Chlamys) sp. 6. Camptonectes (Camtochlamys) sp. 7. Spondylopecten sp. 8. Bositra sp. 9. Mactromya sp. 10. Plicatula sp. 11. Lopha sp. 12. Sindeites sp. 13. Nothocephalites sp. 14. Subkossmatia sp. 15. Idiocycloceras sp. 16. Macrocephalites (s. str.) sp. 17. Kamptokephalites sp. 18. Indocephalites sp. 19. Reineckeia sp. 20. Reineckeites sp. 21. Kellawaysites sp. 22. Lithacoceras sp. 23. Pachysphinctes sp. 24. Alligaticeras sp. 25. Dichotomoceras sp. 26. Klematosphinctes sp. 27. Paraberriasella sp. 28. Aulacosphinctoides sp. 29. Parapeltoceras sp. 30. Micracanthoceras sp. 31. Berriasella sp. 32. Subsaynella sp. 33. Burmirhynchia sp. 34. Gibbirhynchia sp. 35. Ptychorynchia sp. 36. Kallirhynchia sp. 37. Terebratula sp. Discussion. Summary. Acknowledgements. References. 44 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. Location. 3. History of excavation and succession of human cultures. 4. Age of the cultures and their characteristic features. 5. Animal remains recovered from Brahmagiri archaeological site. 6. Systematic account of animal remains. 7. Faunal diversity. 8. Discussion. 9. Summary. 10. Acknowledgements. 11. References. 31 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Study area i. Nal Sarovar Lake. ii. Status. iii. History. iv. Climate. v. Geology and hydrology. vi. Soil. vii. Habitat. 3. Review of literature. 4. Limnology. 5. Flora. 6. Fauna i. Invertebrate fauna. ii. Vertebrate 138 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. Topography and habitat. 3. History of excavation. 4. Site of excavation and succession of human cultures. 5. Age of cultures. 6. Systematic account of animal remains. 7. Faunal diversity. 8. Discussion. 9. Summary. Acknowledgements. References. From the Introduction Nagarjunakonda the famous Buddhist site of Andhra Pradesh drew attention of the people in early twenties of the twentieth century and had been the point of attraction of the archaeologists historians and pilgrims since then. The archaeological importance of the site was first brought to the notice by R. Saraswati in 1926 after learning about interesting findings from the place by the local people. Explorations at different times had initially created an impression about the site as one Buddhist settlement that came up during the rule of the Ikshavakus. But the large scale excavations that commenced in 1954 and continued till 1960 subsequent to the decision of turning the valley into a reservoir of the Nagarjunasagar Dam revealed cultural sequences from the lower Paleolithic to Medieval times. It also unearthed the remains of the township of Vijaypuri that flourished in the third and the fourth centuries A.D. 92 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents Introduction. Materials and methods. Ecology and natural history. Genus Ichthyophis Fitzinger 1826. Key to the striped species of Ichthyophis of North East India. 1. Ichthyophis alfredii sp. nov. 2. Ichthyophis daribokensis sp. nov. 3. Ichthyophis nokrekensis sp. nov. 4. Ichthyophis garoensis Pillai and Ravichandran 1999. Discussion. Acknowledgements. References. From the Introduction Caecilians or limbless amphibians fall under the order Gymnophiona of the class amphibia. The mostly fossorial and tropical Ichthyophiidae and its sister Taxa Uraeotyphlidae are the only caecilian families restricted to Asia (Gower et al. 2002). They are believed to have been dispersed from India to South East Asia. The latter with a single genus is restricted to the Southern part of the Western Ghats. Ichthyophid taxonomy is not adequately established to enable a confident specific identification mostly because of their external similarity. The authors took a passionate interest to collect and study these animals from Northeast India particularly Meghalaya and specifically from Garo Hills. Caecilians are popularly known as Chikil to the people of Garo Hills. 56 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents Introduction. Study area. Historical background. Climate. Soil. Methodology. Systematic account. 1. Pelecanus philippensis Gmelin. 2. Phalacrocorax niger (vieillot). 3. Anhinga rufa melanogaster Pennant. 4. Ardea cinerea Linnaeus. 5. Ardea purpurea linnaeus. 6. Butorides striatus javanicus (horsfield). 7. Ardeola grayii (Sykes). 8. Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert). 9. Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert). 10. Egretta intermedia (Wagler). 11. Egretta garzetta (linnaeus). 12. Egretta gularis schistacea (Hemprich and Ehrenberg). 13. Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus). 14. Ixobrychus cinnamomeus (Gmelin). 15. Ixobrychus flavicollis (Latham). 16. Mycteria leucocephala (Pennant). 17. Anastomus oscitans (Boddaert). 18. Ciconia episcopus (Boddaert). 19. Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus). Discussion. Recommendations. Acknowledgements. Reference. 74 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. Material and methods. 3. Observations/discussions. 4. Conclusions. 5. References. 6. Appendix. 44 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. Contents Introduction. I. Order Monotremata 1. Family Tachyglossidae. 2. Family Ornthorhynchidae. II. Order Marsupialia 1. Family Vombatidae. 2. Family Didelphidae. 3. Family Phalangeridae. 4. Family Macropodidae. III. Order Insectivora 1. Family Soricidae. 2. Family Erinaceidae. IV. Order Scandentia. 1. Family Tupaiidae. V. Order Edentata 1. Family Dasypodidae. 2. Family Myrmecophagidae. 3. Family Bradypodidae. VI. Order Chiroptera 1. Family Pteropodidae. VII. Order Pholidota 1 Family Manidae. VIII. Order Carnivora 1. Family Ursidae. 2. Family Viverridae. 3. Family Canidae. 4. Family Herpestidae. 5. Family Mustelidae. 6. Family Felidae. 7. Family Procyonidae. 8. Family Hyaenidae. 9. Family Phocidae. 10. Family Otariidae. 11. Family Odobenidae. IX. Order Perissodactyla 1. Family Rhinocerotidae. 2. Family Tapiridae. 3. Family Equidae. X. Order Artiodactyla 1. Family Cervidae. 2. Family Tragulidae. 3. Family Camelidae. 4. Family Bovidae. 5. Family Suidae.6. Family Hippopotamidae. 7. Family Giraffidae. XI. Order Primates 1. Family Lorisidae. 2. Family Galagidae. 3. Family Lemuridae. 4. Family Daubentonidae. 5. Family Cercopithecidae. 6. Family Hylobatidae.7. Family Pongidae. 8. Family Hominidae. 9. Family Cebidae. 10. Family Callithricidae. XII. Order Proboscidea 1. Family Elephantidae.XIII. Order Rodentia 1. Family Hydrochaeridae. 2. Family Myocastoridae. 3. Family Rhizomyidae. 4. Family Sciuridae. 5. Family Hystricidae. 6. Family Muridae. XIV. Order Lagomorpha 1. Family Leporidae.XV. Order Sirenia 1. Family Dugongidae.XVI. Order Cetacea 1. Family Platanistidae. 2. Family Delphinidae. 3. Family Phocaenidae. 4. Family Balaenopteridae. 5. Family Monodontidae. Literature cited. Glossary. From the Introduction The Indian museum was established in the year 1814 but zoological galleries were set up later in the year 1878. Since then only one catalogue on total mammalian collections was published in two volumes by Anderson (1881) and Sclater (1891). With the establishment of the Zoological Survey of India in the year 1916 the zoological galleries along with the displayed and reserve collections came under the supervision of the survey. The sources of collection of the exhibits are various. Some of the mammal specimens were originally the property of the Asiatic Society of Bengal which was established in the year 1784 by Sir William Jones. Blyth (1863) published a catalogue dealing with the collection of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Those mammalian collections were later handed over to the Indian museum. So the gallery is enriched with century old exhibits also. Private donors too numerous to mention also contributed substantial collections. Collections of W.Rutledge C.J.T. Llyod A.R.S. Andersons H.P. Vieree Thakur Jaswant Singh E. Blyth etc. specially enriched the gallery. In the recent period the main sources of collection are from Kolkata Zoological Garden and Zoological Survey of India. The collection is also enriched with invaluable specimens collected during different expeditions viz. Yunnan expedition in 1868 and 1875 northern and eastern frontier expedition in 1870 Pamir boundary commission in 1896 Lhasa expedition in 1903 Abor expedition in 1911 etc. 100 pp.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. New. From the Introduction The Porifera Collection of the Zoological Survey of India is unique as it is the largest collection in Southeast Asia. This is the first effort to prepare a catalogue of the marine Porifera type holdings. This catalogue includes type specimens of 20 species of Hexactinellida and 122 species of Demospongiae. In this Paper the taxonomic sequence of classes orders and families follow Hooper and Van Soest (2002) and Van Soest Boury Esnault Janussen and Hooper (2008). Genera and species are arranged alphabetically within each higher classification. The type specimens belonging to the categories of holotype paratype co type type schizotype and part of type whichever mentioned in the type label are mentioned accordingly. For each type specimen the original name authority (with reference) registration number nature of type (as mentioned in the label of the specimen) type locality current systematic status current name (when status is changed) collector/donor and remarks are provided. 80 pp.