20 articles in this issue
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National Biodiversity Authority: Operational Guidelines to the State Biodiversity Boards for Processing of Applications for Access to Biological Resources received under section 7 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002
Balraj Santhakumar, P. Ramachandran Arun, Ramapurath Kozhummal Sony, Maruthakutti Murugesan, Chinnasamy Ramesh
We examined the species richness of birds along the elevation gradient of the Sutlej River basin in Himachal Pradesh in the western Himalaya of India. Birds were sampled at 318 sites categorized into 16 elevation bands ranging from 498 to 3700 m&nbs... see more
K. Kaleshkumar, R. Rajaram, P. Purushothaman, G. Arun
In the present study, morphological variations in 14 species of two families, Tetraodontidae and Diodontidae, were examined for individuals collected from five different centres in Tamil Nadu in the southeastern coast of India. Twenty-seven morpholo... see more
Sangita Mitra, Mahua Roy Chowdhury
Recent survey reports and observations from rivers in southern West Bengal (India) indicate the extirpation of Ganges River Dolphin (GRD) from the Indian Sundarbans. The present study undertaken during 2011–16 reviews the possible factors accountable for ... see more
Bal Krishna Koirala, Jaganath Koirala, Sunil Sapkota
Although snake bite envenomation is considered as a medical emergency with significant morbidity and mortality, accurate figures on snakebite envenomation remains scarce. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the snakebite epidemiology in S... see more
Uddalak Tathagato Bindhani, Abhijit Das
The dorsal surface of Duttaphrynus melanostictus is covered with keratinized warts of various sizes and shapes. Using combinations and patterns of cranial and mid dorsal warts, we attempted to identify individual toads from a natural population as a... see more
Rajkamal Goswami, Ovee Thorat, Vikram Aditya, Seena Narayanan Karimbumkara
The northern Eastern Ghats is an area with significant biodiversity value but remains poorly explored except for a few charismatic taxa such as birds, mammals and reptiles. Very few studies have looked at the invertebrate diversity of these hill ran... see more
Anupama Saha, Susmita Gupta
Aquatic and semiaquatic Hemiptera bugs play significant ecological roles, and they are important indicators and pest control agents. Little information is currently available concerning its populations in southern Assam. This study assessed he... see more
Omar F. Al-Sheikhly, Mukhtar K. Haba, Nadheer A. Faza’a, Ra’ad H. Al-Asady
Pigment disorders such as albinism, leucism and progressive greying, which cause the absence of melanin pigments in all or parts of the plumage and bare parts, have been reported in many wild bird populations including Acrocephalus warblers. Basra R... see more
Varun Satose, Vikrant Choursiya, Rakesh Deulkar, Sasikumar Menon
The present report puts forth a systematic checklist of bird species observed at Amboli Ghat in Maharashtra from 2009 to 2012, along with information on their status. A total of 208 species were recorded, which is around 15% of bird species of the I... see more
Twinkle Sinha, P.R. Shashank, Pratima Chaudhuri Chattopadhyay
DNA barcoding of Antoculeora ornatissima (Walker, 1858) was done for the first time from India. Redescriptions of genitalia and diagnoses of genus and species are presented with images and illustrations.
M. Kawsar Khan
A study was conducted in the eastern region of Bangladesh to contribute to the knowledge of the country’s Odonata fauna. A total of 75 species belonging to nine families was recorded during the study period from April 2014 to July 2016. Two zy... see more
P.P. Santhosh, Mary Anithalatha Sadanandan, M.P. Rahul
Two new species of phytoseiid mites, Euseius pariyarensis sp. nov. and E. curcasae sp. nov., collected from the medicinal plants Saraca indica L. and Jatropha curcas L. respectively, are described from the Kerala State of India. The morphological fe... see more
Aisho Sharma Adhikarimayum, G.V. Gopi
India is home to 70% of the global Tiger Panthera tigris population, resident in five major areas: Shivalik Gangetic Plains, Central & Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats, the Sundarbans, and the northeastern Hills and Brahmaputra flood plain. Information ... see more
Tauseef Hamid Dar, M. Kamalakannan, C. Venkatraman, Kailash Chandra
Greater Long-tongued Fruit Bat Macroglossus sobrinus K Anderson, 1911 is one of the small fruit bat found in South and Southeast Asia. In India, this species has only been reported from northern West Bengal, Sikkim and Northeast India. Upon detailed exami... see more
Tuhinansu Kar, Himanshu Shekhar Palei, Subrat Debata
The Black-bellied Tern is an endangered species and its population is declining severely due to the loss and degradation of its foraging and breeding habitats because of increasing anthropogenic activities. We report the breeding of Black-bellied Te... see more
Muddula Krishna Naranji, Govinda Rao Velamala, Kondamudi Ramesh Babu
The Redbelly Yellowtail Fusilier Caesio cuning (Bloch, 1791) is recorded for the first time from the coastal waters of Visakhapatnam, India. This paper provides detailed description, morphometric and meristic characters.
Aparna Sureshchandra Kalawate
The present study reports the moth species Mecodina metagrapta Hampson 1926 after a gap of 92 years from India. Also, this is the first record of this genus and species from Maharashtra.
Sameer Chandrakant Patil, P. Lakshminarasimhan
Amomum aculeatum Roxb. (Zingiberaceae), earlier known from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, is reported from Kodagu in Karnataka, for the first time from the mainland of India. A detailed description of the species with relevant information and distri... see more
Bikarma Singh, Sumit Singh, Bishander Singh
Two leopard plant taxa, Ligularia amplexicaulis DC. and L. sibirica (L.) Cass., are reported for the first time from Bandipora District of Jammu & Kashmir in India and are taxonomically enumerated. Ligularia amplexicaulis is a new record for the dis... see more