Though ants are ubiquitous in distribution, scientific recording of their diversity in various ecological niches, particularly islands, is far from satisfactory. Hence an attempt was made to record ant species richness in ...

The antifertility effects of Apron 35SD (Methyl D, L-N-(2-6-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-(2'-methoxyacetyl-alaninate), a new chemical fungicide produced by Ciba-Geigy, in silkworm Bombyx mori has been investigated. 50 mu l of 50, ...

Flutamide is a non-steroidal compound reported to have anti-androgenic properties, which appears to act by inhibiting the uptake and/or binding of androgens in target tissues. It is used in the palliative treatment of ...

Southern Ocean and Antarctic oceans, lying between Africa and Antarctica in general and south and sub tropical convergence area in particular is known for rich nutrients and marine diversity including plankton and fishes, ...

An inventory of butterfly species of Goa was made. Fifty two species of butterflies, belonging to seven families were recorded.

Tendency amongst the world's conservationists is to focus on large charismatic species (Vandermeer and Perfecto, 1997). But loss of inconspicuous species, belowground biota, is one of the very bases of biodiversity crisis. ...

Antarctica, the seventh continent on our planet, though has an area of about 14 million Sq. Km, is one of the least inhabited and lesser known part of our globe. India is one of the few countries who have permanent research ...

A comparative study on limnology of freshwater bodies located at Panhalgarh, Kolhapur District, Maharashtra and in Goa, was made for physical, chemical and biological parameters with special reference to zooplankton diversity ...