Biodiversity conservation, environmental pollution and ecology: New perspective in zoology and human welfare/ B. N. Pandey, R. K. Choudhary and B. K. Singh

Volume II

Section I: Fish and Fisheries
1. Prospects and Potentials of Inland Fisheries with Reference to North Bihar -
Adoption of Modern Technologies of Aqua-farming for Enhancing Aquacultural
Production 3
—B.N. Pandey and B.K. Singh

2. Periodic Effect of Cortisol on Body Weight, Liver and Hepatosomatic
Index in the Freshwater Fish, Notopterus notcpterus (Pallas) 15
—D.S. Shankar, Md. Khaleel Patel and R.S. Kulkarni

3. OlfactioninFish ' 23
—S.P. Singh

4. Functional Anatomy of the Olfactory Organs in Rita rita (Ham.)
and Mystus seenghala (Sykes) ' 39
—Umesh Kumar and S.P. Singh

5. Some Physiological Observations in Amphipnous cuchia (Synbranchiformes:
Synbranchidae) during the Breeding Season after Malathion Treatment 45
—Dileep Kumar

6. Herbicide-induced Alterations in a Freshwater Fish: Toxicity, Behaviour
and Erythrocyte Counts 49
—Swarnima Kumari and Satyendra Kumar

7. Efficacy of Some Biochemic Drugs on the Gonads and Liver of Heteropneustes
fossilis (Bloch.) 55
—Ashok Kumar

8. Studies on Fish Fauna of a Reservoir 61
—R.A. Singh and J.N. Roy


Section II: Entomology
9. Possibility of Reduction of Agricultural Pest Population by Earwig (Dermaptera) 71
—S.S. Prasad, K.N. Mallik, T.P. Singh and S.N. Mallik

10. Protection of Environment by Using Biological Agents in Control
of Litchi Leaf Roller 75
—A.K. Singh, K.N. Mallik, Suniti and S.N. Mallik

11. Aphid Predators ofRanchi district of Chotanagpur Plateau 77
—Y.G. Jha and Alka Kashyap

12. Analysis of Electrolytes in the Malpighian Tubules of Certain Insects 81
—D. Dadal, P.N. Pandey and Meena Kumar

13. Morpho-histology of Malpighian Tubules of Certain Insects
with Different Feeding Habits 87
—D. Dadel, P.N. Pandey and Meena Kumar ,

14. Relative Variation in Relation to Sericin Content among Different Ecotypes
oiAntheraea mylitta D. 99
—K.B. Sharma, S. Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar and U.P. Verma

15. Biochemical Variations in Relation to Different Ecological Conditions in
Tasar Silkworm, Antheraea mylitta D. (Saturniidae: Lepidoptera) 103
—K.B. Sharma, Krishneshwar Sharma and U.P. Verma

16. Environmental Factors Affecting Beetle Population in Madhepura 109
—S.N. Yadav, Ruchira Singh, T.K.L. Das and S.N. Mallik

17. Role of Ecological Factors in Population Variations olAulacophora foveicollis L.,
a Polyphagus Pest 113
—K.N. Mallik, S.N. Yadav and S.N. Mallik


Section III: Parasitology
18. On ^ New Cestode of the Genus Duthiersia, Perrier 1873, from the Intestine
of a Reptilian Host, Varanus salvator (Linn) from North-East U.P. 117
—P.N. Pandey, Neetu Mittal and S.R. Singh

19. On a New Cestode of the Genus Mogheia Lopez-Neyra, 1944, from the Intestine
of a Bird, Argya caudata from North-East U.P. 121
p,N. Pandey, Neetu Mittal and S.R. Singh

20. Trypanosomapiscidium n. sp. and its Role in inducing Anemia in Colisa fasciatus 127
—D.K. Gupta, Neelima Gupta and Pushpa Yadau

21. Spermatogenesis in Batrachotaenia chauhani n. sp. (Cestoda: Anaplochhalidae) 135
—N.P. Tripathi, Madhu Mishra and Anita Pandey
22. Assessing the Synonymy between Me/iroorc/iis Species 141
—H.C.P. Sah, Umapati Sahay and Sarojini Sahay

23. On the Synonymy of Cucullanus calcariferri (Zaidi and Khan, 1975) with
Cucullanus jaiswali (Ali, 1957), Fetter, 1974 with a Short Historical Account
of the Genera and Species of the Genus Cucullanus (Mueller, 1977) 155
—S.N. Sahay, Umapati Sahay, M.T. Dan and Sarojini Sahay

24. On the Synonymy of Procamallanus magurii Chandan Lai, 1965 with
Procamallanus daccai Gupta, 1959 i 165
—S.N. Sahay, Umapati Sahay, Anjana Verma and Nilima Sharma
Section FV: Endocrinology and Reproduction Physiology

25. Effect of Glycosyl Phenol and Thyroid Functions in Endemic Goitre Area of Kerala 173
—S.D. Belsare and P. Krishnan

26. Incidence and Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion Associated with Specific Ethic
Groups and Subject Phenotype 177
—Shalini Kumari and Ashok Sinha

27. Age at Menarche in Various Human Population of South Chota Nagpur
(Jharkhand) 185
H.N. Tiwari and Savita Singh

28. Selection and Fertihty Studies among Human Population Groups in
South Chota Nagpur (Jharkhand) 193
—H.N. Tiwari and Ashok Sinha

29. Effect of Morphine Addiction in Adrenal Gland in Mice in Relation
to Thermoregulation 197
—Kumari Arti


Section V: Miscellaneous
30. Studies on Visual Fixation of Neonates 203
—A.K. Singh

31. Goitrogenic Effect ofMillet Diet ofPrimitive Ethnic Tribes 207
—S.D. Belsare and S. Chandorkar

32. Indigenous Health Practices to Control Fever, Diabetes and Fertility among Tribes
ofKoshiBelt 213
—Balram Singh and K.M.P. Sinha

33. The Morphology and the Minute Anatomy of the Hemipenis of
Natrix natrix (Reptilia) 219
—Rashmi Singh, Uday Singh and N.D. Goswami

34. Nodal Points in the Conducting System of Heat in Foetal Bat 225
—C.P. Singh, Sujit Kumar, Neelam Jaiswal and Rashmi Singh

35. Effect of Corbicular Honey on Lipid Peroxidation in Salicylate-induced Toxicity
in Rats
—M. Murlidhar and S.D. Belsare 235

36. Studies on the Dorsal Versal of a Pentatomid Bug, Chrysocoris stollii'WolK
(Pentatomidal: Heteroptera
—B.K. Singh, Ranjana Singh and S.N.P. Yadav

37. Abiotic Characteristics of Subarnrekha River of Ranchi, Jharkhand State 249
—N.D. Goswami, Sudha Kumari, Anita Goswami, P.N. Pandey
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