Zoology and animal sciences Books

Book SynopsisDer erste Taschenatlas für die Zoologie - der komplette Bachelor-Lehrstoff im kompakten Doppelseitenformat. Dieses Buch bietet eine systematische Zusammenstellung der gesamten Lehrinhalte der Allgemeinen und wie auch der Speziellen Zoologie. Auf etwa 180 thematisch abgeschlossenen Doppelseiten werden die Inhalte zu einzelnen Themen kompakt, übersichtlich und in Ergänzung zum Text mit großformatigen Farbabbildungen präsentiert. Somit wird ein bündiger, zum Lernen, lehren und nachschlagen bestens geeigneter Überblick über die Zoologie geboten. Der Taschenatlas eignet sich folglich ideal für alle Studierenden der Biologie und verwandter Fächer, wie auch für Lehrer der Biologie und als Nachschlagewerk für jede an der Vielfalt der Tierwelt interessierte Person.Trade Review“... Ein ausführliches Sachregister schließt das Werk ab, das intensiv mit Fachwortschatz arbeitet. - Empfehlenswert für Biologie-Studierende inkl. Lehramt, Schüler*innen an Gymnasien und interessierte Laien. Für Bibliotheken mit erweitertem Angebot.” (Michael Mücke, in: ekz-Informationsdienst, Heft 51, 2021)Table of ContentsAufbau und Struktur der tierischen Organismen.- Aufbau und Stoffwechsel der Zelle.- Grundlagen der Genetik.- Evolution der Organismen.- Fortpflanzung und Entwicklung.- Individualentwicklung der Organismen.- Wahrnehmung und Sinnesleistungen.- Neuronale Steuerung der Körperfunktionen.- Hormonelle Steuerung der Körperfunktionen.- Integument und Skelett.- Bewegung und Muskulatur.- Ernährung und Verdauung.- Atmung und Gaswechsel.- Blut und Immunsystem.- Kreislauf und Stofftransport.- Homöostase, Osmoregulation und Exkretion.- Thermoregulation.- Verhalten.- Lebensräume der Tiere.- Baupläne, Klassifizierung und Stammesgeschichte der Tiere.- Protozoa (Einzeller).- Basale Metazoa und Radiata.- Bilateria.- Plathelminthes.- Mollusca (Weichtiere).- Annelida (segmentierte Würmer).- Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer).- Nematoda.- Weitere Protostomierstämme.- Tentakulata (Lophophorata).- Hemichordata.- Echinodermata (Stachelhäuter).- Chordata (allgemeine Merkmale und frühe Chordata).- Fische.- Amphibia.- Reptilia.- Aves (Vögel).- Mammalia (Säugetiere).

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Book SynopsisMetazoa (tierische Vielzeller). Porifera (Schwämme). Placozoa. Eumetazoa (Gewebetiere). Coelenterata (Hohltiere). Bilateria (Bilateralsymmetrische Tiere). Bildung von Keimblättern und Körpergrundgestalt (Gastrulation). Leibeshöhle von Tieren. Plathelminthes (Plattwürmer). "Rotatoria" (Rädertierchen). Annelida (Ringelwürmer). Mollusca (Weichtiere). Nematoda (Fadenwürmer). Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer). Euarthropoda (Gliederfüßer i.e.S.). Chelicerata (Spinnentiere). Myriapoda (Tausendfüßer). Crustacea (Krebse). Hexapoda oder Insecta (Insekten). Deuterostomia. Hemichordata. Echinodermata (Stachelhäuter). Chordata (Chordatiere). Tunicata (Manteltiere). Acrania. Craniota (Schädel- oder Wierbeltiere). "Agnatha". Gnathostomata (Kiefermünder). Chondrichtyes (Knorpelfische). Osteognathostomata. Actinopterygii (Strahlenflosser). Sarcopterygii. Tetrapoda. Lissamphibia (Lurche). Amniota. Sauropsida. Mammalia (Säugetiere). Primates (Herrentiere). Strepsirhini (Nacktnasenaffen). Haplorhini (Haarnasenaffen). Plathyrrhini. Catarrhini (Schmalnasenaffen).  

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Book SynopsisThermoregulation.- Q10-Wert. Thermoregulation. Körpertemperatur. Endotherme Tiere. Energiebilanz im Jahresverlauf.- Ernährung und Verdauung.- Nährstoffe. Nahrungsaufnahme. Verdauungstrakt des Menschen. Verdauungstrakt von Herbivoren.- Exkretion.- Osmoregulation. Exkretionssysteme von Wirbellosen. Exkretionssysteme der Wirbeltiere. Exkretionssystem der Säuger.- Gasaustausch.- Atemorgane. Atmung des Menschen. Gasaustausch in der Lunge. Hämoglobin. CO2-Transport im Blut.- Kreislaufsysteme.- Offene und geschlossene Kreislaufsysteme. Kreislaufsysteme bei Wirbeltieren. Menschliches Herz. Herzschlag. Gefäßsystem.- Bewegung.- Mikrotubuli und Actinfilamente. Herzmuskulatur. Glatte Muskulatur. Quergestreifte Muskulatur (Skelettmuskulatur).

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Book SynopsisVorwort.- 1. Gar nicht so schlecht! Im Gegenteil!- 2. Haustiere sind unsere Freunde.- 3. Ich habe eine tierisch gute Gesundheit.- 4. Schluss mit den Antidepressiva! Ja zu Hunden, Katzen, Delfinen und Kaninchen.- 5. Schüchtern?Schaffen Sie sich einen Hund an!- Zusammenfassung: Auch wir beeinflussen sie.- Literatur.- Index

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Book SynopsisThis book presents an overview of applied breeding techniques for various domesticated animal species, as they are currently practiced. It provides a concise history of population genetics, the domestication of livestock, the classification of breeds, the economic characteristics of different livestock and poultry species, and their significance. Additionally, the book discusses basic statistics, inheritance patterns, gene and genotype frequency, factors affecting gene frequency, population values and means, methods for estimating and utilizing heritability and repeatability, correlations, selection, and response to selection. The book also covers progeny testing, open nucleus breeding systems, sire evaluation, breeding or mating systems, heterosis or hybrid vigor, and current livestock and poultry breeding programs. The book is organized in a logical sequence to facilitate easy comprehension, starting with simple concepts and progressing to more complex topics. It is intended for graduate and postgraduate students of animal breeding, as well as researchers, and aims to provide a deeper understanding of the dynamic science of animal breeding.

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Book SynopsisFeed additives are substances, preparations, and microorganisms that are added to animal feed to enhance growth performance, feed intake, and feed utilization efficiency for sustainable and cost-effective livestock production. This book, Animal Feed Additives, provides up-to-date information on the use of various animal feed additives in relation to the health, reproduction, and production of livestock and poultry. It contains 25 chapters written by 30 distinguished scientists in the field of animal nutrition, covering topics such as antioxidants, enzymes, probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, antimicrobials, organic acids, coccidiostats, mycotoxin binders, immunomodulators, hen egg antibody, hormones, beta agonists, methane inhibitors, defaunating agents, essential oils, and herbal feed additives. This book is designed to provide clear and accurate information on feed additives, supported by experimental evidence and references, making it a useful resource for students and researchers in the field of animal sciences, as well as teachers, scientists, feed industry personnel, field veterinarians, animal husbandry extension workers, and progressive animal farmers.

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Book SynopsisAnimal behavior studies are essential for various reasons, primarily in conservation, livestock and wildlife management, animal welfare, sustainable utilization of animal and human resources, and ultimately, enhancing our understanding of human behavior. Early on, these studies were mostly observational, until Lorenz, tin Bergen, and Frischs groundbreaking work catapulted the field into the Nobel laureates realm. This led to extensive research in several areas of animal behavior, including information acquisition (neuroethology) and transfer (communication), ecological aspects (habitat-related, foraging strategies, migration, predator-prey interactions, population ecology, etc.), socio-biology (parent-filial interaction, cooperation, and conflict, grouping and dispersion, social organization, etc.), reproductive strategies, evolutionary aspects (kin selection, altruism, life history strategies, etc.), physiology (behavioral endocrinology, rhythms, neurobiology), and applied behavior (conservation, animal welfare, livestock production, wildlife management, man-animal conflict, etc.).

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Book SynopsisStudies on animal behavior are vital for several reasons most importantly in connection with conservation, livestock and wildlife management, animal welfare, sustainable use of animal and human resources, and ultimately for better understanding of human behavior. In its formative stages, behavioral studies were mostly observational till the classic work of Lorenz, tin Bergen and Frisch catapulted them into Nobel laureates. This had a cascading effect on research on animal behavior resulting in intense studies in several areas of behavior mainly information acquisition neuroethology and transfer communication,ecological aspects habital related, foraging strategies, migration, predator-prey interactions, population ecology etc., socio-biology parent-filial interaction, co-operation & conflict, grouping & dispersion, social organization etc. reproductive strategies, evolutionary aspects kin selection, altruism, life history strategies etc., physiology behavioral endocrinology, rhythms, neurobiology and applied behavior conservation, animal welfare, livestock production, wild life management, man-animal conflict etc.Table of Contents1. Biological Clocks in Bats, Mice and Humans by Chandrashekaran, M.K 2. Education Scenario in India : Need for New Concepts and Region Oriented Focus by Debjani Roy 3. Behavioral Studies on Birds and Conservation by Lalitha Vijayan 4. The Functional Organization of an Insect Society by Raghavendra Gadagkar 5. Status, Distribution, Food and Feeding of Malabar Spiny Dormouse Platacanthomys lasiurus Blyth in the Western Ghats of Kerala by E.A. Jayson & K.M. Jayahari 6. The Science and art of Monitoring Wild Tigers by Ullas Karanth, K 7. Social Cognition in Primates: From Mental Representation to Distributed Cognition by Anindya Sinha 8. Signallers and Receivers: Sensory Ecology of Acoustic Communication in Crickets by Rohini Balakrishnan 9. Recent Trends in Ethology by Juliet Vanitharani 10. Parsimony in Insects by Geetha Bali 11. Localisation of Prey by Young and Adult Indian False Vampire Bats by Raghuram, H & G. Marimuthu 12. Molecular Approaches in Behavioural Ecology by Saikat Chakraborty 13. Habitat Use and Response of Brown-hawk Owl, Ninox scutulata to the Broadcast of Conspecific Calls by Babu, S.A. & E.A. Jayson 14. Effect of Environmental Factors and Typhoon's Flooding on the Population Dynamics of Benthic Fishes in Hapen Creek of Northern Taiwan byHema Krishnakumar, Hsiung Liang, Chi-Chang Liu & Yao-Sung Lin 15. Leaf-Selection and Tent Construction by the Indian Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus sphinx Chiroptera: Pteropodidae in the Palm, Borassus flabellifer by Rajasekar, R. & K. Sripathi 16. Bat Pollination Syndromes in few Species of Plants by Thiruchenthil Nathan, P., Irulan & G. Marimuthu 17. Movement of Coconut Eriophyid Mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer on Nut Surface: A Behavioural Study by Mallik, B., J. Jayappa & H. Guruprasad 18. Account of an Architect Queen by Maulishree Agrahari & Raghavendra Gadagkar 19. Behavioural Difference and Diversity of Males and Females of two Primitively Eusocial Wasps by Ruchira Sen & R. Gadagkar 20. Activity Patterns of Grey Jungle fowl, Gallus sonneratii at Gudalur Range in Theni Forest Division, Western Ghats, Tamilnadu, South India by Ramesh, N & M.C. Sathyanarayana 21. Analysis of Route Learning Ability of Climbing Perch, Anabas testusineus by Avinash, T.P., V.V. Binoy. & K. John Thomas 22. Predator Avoidance Behaviour of Naive Juveniles of Puntius Sarana: A Freshwater Fish by J. Shiron, V.V. Binoy & K.J.Thomas 23. Influence of Hunger on Food Stocking Behaviour of Climbing Perch, Anabas testudineus by Binoy, V.V. & K. John Thomas 24. Diel Activity and Diversity of Butterflies Visiting Nectar Host Plants in Dryland-scrub Ecosystem by Jayappa, J., M.muralikrishna, Revanna Revannavar, Mahadevappa, K. Devaraj, K. Chandrashekara & A.R.V. Kumar 25. Physiology of Behaviour of White Leghorn Chick Gallus domesticus Exposed to Pesticides by Sowmini Balakrishnan 26. Finding an Appropriate Index to Construct Dominance Hierarchies in the Primitively Eusocial Wasps, Ropalidia marginata and Ropalidia cyathiformis by Alok Bang, Sujata Deshpande, A. Sumana & Raghavendra Gadagkar 27. Scent Marking by Free-Ranging Dogs Canis familiaris by S.K. Pal 28. How do Workers of the Primitively Eusocial Wasp, Ropalidia marginata Detect the Presence of their Queens? by Anindita Bhadra, Priya L. Iyer, A. Sumana, Sujata A. Deshpande, Saubhik Ghosh & Raghavendra Gadagkar 29. Transition of an Aggressive Potential Queen to a Docile Queen in the Primitively Eusocial Wasp, Ropalidia marginata by Aniruddha Mitra & Raghavendra Gadagkar 30. An Observational Study on the Behaviour of Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes in Captivity at National Zoolgical Park Delhi Zoo by Samina H. Farooqi, Satish Kumar & H.S.A. Yahya 31. Stress-induced Behavioural Changes in a Novelty Test in the Domestic Chick by Reshma Shetty & Monika Sadananda 32. A Study on the Reproductive Physiology of a Captive Pair of Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes in National Zoological Park New Delhi, by Samina H.Farooqi., H.S.A. Yahya & Iqbal Perwez 33. Expression of Red/Green Color Sensitive Opsin in Chiroptera: A Prime Report by Kanagaraj, C. & K. Emmanuvel Rajan 34. Feeding behaviour of Cardamom Shoot and Fruit Borer Conogethes punctiferalis Guanee Larvae in Laboratory by Thyagaraj, N.E., P.K. Singh & A.K. Chakravarthy 35. Species Diversity of Rodents Collected from Bamboo Flowering Areas of Mizoram and their Feeding Behaviour by Azad Thakur N.S., A.N. Shylesha & D. Kumar 36. Developmental Behaviour of Rice Hispa, Dicladispa armigera Oliver Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae in Coastal Karnataka by Vijay Kumar, L., S. U. Patil. & A. K. Chakravarthy 37. Response of Pure Silkworm, Bombyx mori L. Breeds to Feeding Methods and Feeding Sequences of Mulberry Varieties by Chinnaswamy, K.P., Changalarayappa, S. Fatima, K. Rashmi & N. Jagadish 38. Feeding Potential of Amblyseius herbicoloides Mcmurtry & Moraes Acari: Phytoseiidae on Selected Tetranychid Pest Mites by Sheeja, U.M. & N. Ramani 39. Foraging and Feeding Behavior of Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica Kerr in Wild and Cultivated Areas of Western Ghats of Karnataka by Chakravarthy, A.K., A.C. Girish & N.R. Prasanna Kumar 40. Feeding Behaviour of Selected Insect Predators on Sugarcane Woolly Aphid, Ceratovacuna lonigera Zehnter Homoptera: Aphididae in South Karnataka, by Muniswamy Gowda, K. N., A. K. Chakravarthy & L. Vijay Kumar 41. Magnitude of Food Preference and Consumption by Soft-furred Field Rat, Millardia meltada Gray under Laboratory Conditions by Sakthivel, P. & P. Neelanarayanan 42. Oriental Responses of Shoot and Fruit Borer, Larvae, Conogethes punctiferalis Guenee Pyralidae: Lepidoptera towards selected Plants in Laboratory by Chakravarthy, A.K., B.S. Basavaraju & E.Ganagappa 43. Foraging Behaviour of Honey Bee and its Role in Fruit Set in Cucumber by Bhat, N. S., H. S. Satish & H.M. Yashwant 44. An Inexpensive Technique for Mass Rearing of Pod Borer, Helicoverpa armigera Hubner by Shobha, A., M. Kumari & G.Bali 45. Diverse Feeding Trends in a Primitive Oribatid Mite, Archegozetes longisetosus Aoki Acari: Oribatei by Shiji, M.T. & N. Ramani 46. Prevention of Bird Damage to Maize Cobs by Shivashankar, T. 47. Biodiversity byA Biologist's Perspective by Krupanidhi, S. 48. Validation of Integrated Pest Management Modules for the Management of Shootfly in Rabi Sorghum by Balikai, R.A. 49. Mechanical Control of Red-headed Hairy Caterpillar, Amsacta albistriga in Groundnut by Ganiger, P.C. & V.T. Sannaveerappanavar 50. Bio-efficacy of Ready-mix Formulations of Insecticides Against Pigeon Pea Pod Borer Complex by Ganiger, P.C., D.W. Wadnerkar & M.Thippaiah 51. Seed Treatment as an Eco-Friendly Management Tactic for Suppression of Insect Pests in Sorghum by Balikai, R.A. 52. Eco-friendly Management of Rodent Pests Using Tanjore-bow Trap in Irrigated Rice Fields, Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu by Sakthivel, P., A. Bharathiraja & P. Neelanarayanan 53. Efficacy of Herbal Products Against Pigeon Pea Pod Borers by Nandihalli, B.S. 54. Management of Thrip Complex in Grape by Sunitha, N.D, S.B. Jagginavar, D.R. Patil & A.P. Biradar 55. Testing of Bt Products for the Management of Greater Wax Moth, Galleria mellonella L. by Vishwas, A.B. & Gavigowda 56. Bat Species Survey-An Effective Tool for Bat Conservation in Agasthiyamalai Biosphere Reserve by J Vanitharani & M U. S. 57. Relationship between Frequency of Bee Visits and Seed Set in Niger by Bhat, N. S., C.J. Nagaraja, S. Suma & A.B. Vishwas 58. Insect Biodiversity in Grape Ecosystem by Sunitha, N.D, S.B. Jagginavar, D.R. Patil & A.P. Biradar 59. Spermatophore Deposition and Sperm Transfer in an Oribatid Mite Scheloribates praeincisus interruptus Berlese Acari: Oribatei by Julie, E & N. Ramani 60. Behavioural Development of two forms of Sorghum Shoot bug, Peregrinus maidis Ashmead on Sorghum by V Kumar S.U. Patil & A.K. Chakravarthy 61. Reproductive Behaviour of Tetranychus neocaledonicus andre Acari: Tetranychidae infesting Moringa oleifera Lam by Sangeetha G. Kaimal & N. Ramani 62. Biology, Adult Emergence and Mating Behaviour of Melon Fly, Bactrocera Cucurbitae coquillett Diptera: Tephritidae by Shivayya, V., C.T. Ashok Kumar, A.K. Chakravarthy & A.H. Jayappa 63. Mating and Ovipositional Behavior of the Indian Uji Fly, Exorista bombycis Louis, a Parasitoid of the Mulberry Silkworm Bombyx mori. L by Fatima, S., C.Siddapaji, K.P.Chinnaswamy & K. Rashmi 64. Influence of Mating on the Temporal Oviposition Patterns of Helicoverpa armigera and Bombyx mori by Shobha, A. D. Manjula Kumari & Geetha Bali 65. Female Remating in Drosophila: Relationship between Frequency of Remating and Duration of Copulation by Chaya Kumari & S.R. Ramesh 66. Cold Blooded Love Behaviour in Insects and Freck Occurrence in Human Beings by M, K., M. Kanimozhi & Panjaly Ramaraj 67. Behavioural and Molecular Genetic Evidence of Mating Strategy in the Polygynous Mating Bat Cynopterus sphinx by Karuppudurai, T., N. Gopukumar & K. Sripathi 68. The Effect of Dark/Light Cycle on Mating Propensity and Productivity in Drosophila by Jyothi, H.K. & B.P. Harini 69. An Experimental Set Up to Study Mating in Captivity in the Primitively Eusocial Wasp, Ropalidia marginata by Swati Samudre, Rutuja Chitra Tarak, Ruchira Sen & Raghavendra Gadagkar 70. Dominant Deriving a Boost by Suppressing the Subordinate: A Study on a Primitively Eusocial Wasp, Ropalidia marginata by Vidhi Pareek & Raghavendra Gadagkar 71. Seasonal Variation in the Size of Nasal Gland in Two Sympatric Species of Hipposiderid Bats by Swami Doss, D.P.K. Sripathi & N. Gopukumar

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Book SynopsisThis book will serve the long standing need of the students, teachers, research workers and other stake holders. The book will be helpful to the students and researchers in developing basic understanding of Animal Welfare sciences.Table of Contentso Animal Welfare and Ethics o Human and Animal Welfare in Relation to Ecosystem and Environmental Factors o Role of Veterinarians in Animal Welfare o Prevention of Cruelty to Animal (PCA) Act 1960 o Animal Welfare Board of India, Their Role and Functions o Role and Function of Committee for the Purpose of Controlling and Supervision of Experiments in Animals (CPCSEA) o Rules, Regulations and Laws on Animal Welfare o Protection and Welfare of Performing Animals o Protection and Welfare of Working Animals o Pet and Companion Animal Welfare o Animal Welfare Organizations o Protection and Welfare of Cattle and Buffaloes o Protection and Welfare of Sheep and Goat o Protection and Welfare of Pigs o Protection and Welfare of Poultry o Application of Behavioural Knowledge on Animal Handling and Restraining o Protection of Wildlife in Nature and Captivity o The Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 o Welfare of Animals During Transportation o Welfare Related to Animal Slaughtering and Slaughter House o Animal Welfare During Natural Calamities and Disaster Management o Assessment of Animal Welfare and Audit Programme in the Livestock Farms o Abnormal Behaviour in Animals o Alternatives to Animal Usage in Teaching and Research

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Book SynopsisThe book is written in a very simple and lucid manner so that everybody can read and understand it very easily. The book is useful for scientists, teachers, students, officers, diagnosticians and laboratory technicians as cell culture has become an essential and indispensable tool in many branches of life sciences and application of cell culture is getting increased exponentially day by day in various fields of biological and medical research arena. This book will provide detailed information on all the aspects of the cell culture starting from establishment of a cell culture laboratory, primary culture, secondary culture, media filtration, collection, preservation and dispatch of samples for diagnosis of viral diseases, cell line authentication and characterization, contamination and curing, cryopreservation of cells and revival of cells besides description on ELISA, SNT, virus titration etc. In my opinion, this book will be extremely useful to the persons who are directly and indirectly involved in cell culture work for various biological experiments. Finally, students and examinees can enrich their knowledge on cell culture from the book and can face any challenge easily and confidently. s on the latest developments on biotechnological approaches for fish disease diagnostic, infection and immunity of brood carps, cryoconservation of fishes, probiotics and nanotechnology in aquaculture are of paramount interest, in addition to information on prawn aquaculture, ornamental fish farming and trade. Information on various software and their application for exploratory data analysis and data mining leading to knowledge discovery and visualization is the main attraction of the book. Another important feature of the book is that one can find appropriate as well as illustrated examples exclusively with fisheries data. The statistics section includes biometrical and qualitative techniques in genetics and selective breeding of fish, besides fundamental statistical test, design of experiments and sampling methods for planning of experiments and survey in fisheries and aquaculture research. The book also includes econometric approach for technical efficiency estimation and input-output analysis, project evaluation, and impact assessment, linear programming, market intelligence, fisheries legislation, policy and IPR issues all of which are new in the field of fisheries and aquaculture.Table of Contents01. Introduction 02. Principles of Cell Culture 03. The Cell and its Environment 04. Types of Cells And Cell Culture 05. Cell Culture: Applications, Advantages and Disadvantages 06. Ideal Cell Culture Laboratory with Equipments 07. Growth and Maintenance of Cells in Culture 08. Components of Medium and its Preparation 09. Primary Cell Culture 10. Maintenance of Cell Culture 11. Packaging and Transportation of Cells 12. Description of Commonly Used Cell Lines 13. Subculturing of Cells in Different Vessels 14. Scaling Up of Animal Cell Culture 15. Cell Line Authentication and Characterization 16. Cryopreservation and Thawing/Revival of Cells 17. Contamination of Cell Culture and Curing 18. Counting of Cells 19. Isolation and Identification of Virus in Cell Culture 20. Virus Assays 21. Collection, Preservation and Transport of Various 22. Specimens for Laboratory Diagnosis 23. Collection of Materials for Diagnosis of Viral 24. Diseases 25. Processing of Laboratory Specimens, Inoculation into Laboratory Animals and Embryonated Eggs for Pathogen Isolation 26. Serum Neutralization Test 27. Enzyme Linked munosorbent Assay ELISA 28. Biosafety Measures and Risk Management

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Book SynopsisCommunity Ecology of Tropical Birds, the tropical ecosystems is one of the most biological diverse habitats on the earth. Seventy six per cent of all centers of avian endemism occur in tropical regions and the same is true for many plant and animal communities. Birds are important component of biological diversity and their ecological, cultural, recreational and economic benefits are recognized universally. They act as vital links in many food webs and often serve as highly visible biological indicators of ecosystem health. Many bird populations are declining all over the world due to habitat loss and fragmentation, predation, pesticide use, invasive exotic species and other factors. This book is about the ecology of tropical bird community, all together 12 chapters are described and divided into two parts. The first part of this book looks at the forest bird community including status and distribution, species-abundance relationship, seasonal changes, vertical distribution and habitat utilisation. The second part provides detailed ecology of wetland bird community. This book will be an invaluable resource for field scientist, researchers, students, and naturalists in the field of Ornithology.Table of ContentsI. Forest bird communities: 1. Introduction. 2. Species composition of birds 3. Species--Abundance relations. 4. Seasonal changes of the community. 5. Vertical stratification of the community. 6. Habitat utilisation. II. Wetland bird communities: 7. Species composition of wetland birds. 8. Species abundance relations. 9. Seasonal changes of the bird community. 10. Habitat utilisation of wetland birds. 11. Food and feeding of selected species. 12. Summary and conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThe book is written in a very simple and lucid manner so that everybody can read and easily understand it properly. It contains two sections: viral diseases and bacterial diseases with lot of recent references. book will provide detailed and up to date information of all the zoonotic diseases of bacterial and viral origins affecting human and animal health globally. Finally, all can enrich their knowledge on zoonotic diseases from the book and can clarify any doubts and concepts very easily and confidently. The book is useful for scientists, teachers, students, officers, diagnosticians, laboratory technicians, public health professionals and medical personnel associated directly or indirectly with research, teaching, training, extension, diagnosis, epidemiology and control of zoonotic and food borne diseases.Table of ContentsA: Viral Diseases: 01. Rabies 02. Avian Influenza or Birdflu 03. Swine Influenza or Swineflu 04. Dengue 05. Chikungunya 06. Japanese Encephalitis 07. Hendra 08. Nipah Virus Infections in Humans and Pigs 09. Hantavirus Infections 10. Marburg and Ebola Virus Disease B: Bacterial Diseases: 11. Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) 12. Anthrax 13. Tuberculosis 14. Brucellosis 15. Colibacillosis 16. Glanders 17. Leptospirosis 18. Listeriosis 19. Salmonellosis (Paratyphoid) 20. Tetanus (Lock jaw) 21. Q fever

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Book SynopsisFeed additives are non-nutritive substances, preparations and micro-organisms that are added to feed to animal feeds to improve growth performance, feed intake and the efficiency of feed utilization for healthy, economic and eco-friendly livestock production. This book on Advances in Animal Feed Additives addresses current information on the use of different animal feed additives with regard to production, health and reproduction of livestock and poultry. This book contains twenty five s contributed by 30 eminent scientists of animal nutrition, which highlights the significance of antioxidants, enzymes, probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, antimicrobials, organic acids, coccidiostats, mycotoxin binders, immunomodulator, hen egg antibody, hormones, beta agonist, methane inhibitors, defaunating agents, essential oil and herbal feed additives. etc. for sustainable livestock and poultry production. Each of the book attempts at providing clear and updated information on feed additives supported with good amount of the experimental evidence and references which will enable the students and research workers to obtain information quickly when necessary. The book is useful to students of animal sciences, teachers and scientists of animal nutrition discipline, personnel of feed industry, field veterinarians, animal husbandry extension workers and progressive animal farmers.Table of Contents1. An Overview of Feed Additives by Pankaj Kumar Singh 2. Role of Enzymes as Feed Additives in Poultry Production by B. K. Swain 3. Scope of the use of Antioxidants in Poultry Production by A. K. Panda 4. Role of Probiotics in Poultry Production by Pankaj Kumar Singh and Chandramoni 5. Application of Prebiotics in Poultry Production by Pankaj Kumar Singh, Kaushalendra Kumar, Chandramoni and Sanjay Kumar 6. Significance of Synbiotic in Animal Production by Kamdev Sethy 7. Use of Dietary Organic Acids in Poultry Production by Pankaj Kumar Singh, Sanjay Kumar , Chandramoni and Kaushalendra Kumar 8. Significance of Antibiotic Growth Promoters in Animal Feeds by Pankaj Kumar Singh, Kaushal Kumar, Pankaj Kumar and Avinash Kumar 9. Uses of Ionophore Antibiotics in Livestock as Feed Additive by S. Shekhar, S.K. Shukla and S.B. Shudhakar 10. Immunomodulators as Feed Additives by Indranil Samanta 11. Hen Egg Antibody as a Food Additive for Oral Immunotherapy by Rajni Kumari, Sanjay Kumar, Shanker Dayal, S.V. Lal, Kaushalendra Kumar and A.K Srivastava 12. Use of Coccidiostats for Sustainable Poultry Production by Rinesh Kumar and Suman Kumar 13. Bioactive Phytochemicals as Modifiers of Rumen Fermentation by Amlan K. Patra 14. Methane Inhibitors: Trends in Manipulation of Rumen Fermentation by Kaushalendra Kumar, Sanjay Kumar and Rajni Kumari 15. Probiotics for Ruminants by Ravindra Kumar 16. Scope of Propionic Acid Producing Bacteria as Feed Additive in Ruminants by Haidar Ali Ahmed, S. K. Sirohi and A. M. Ganai 17. Impact of Defaunating Agents on Ruminant Production by Kaushalendra Kumar, Pankaj Kumar Singh and Kamdev Sethy 18. Utilization of Exogenous Enzymes in Ruminant Feeding by Ravindra Kumar and Shalini Vaswani 19. Metabolic Modifiers for Quality Meat Productionby Avijit Dey 20. Hormones as Feed Additive for Livestock by Papori Talukdar and Goutam Mondal 21. Implications on the use of Beta Agonists in Animal Feeding by Nirbhay Kumar and Rashmi Ranjan 22. Recent Advances in Feed Additives for Sustainable Fish Production by Ashutosh Mishra 23. Essential Oils as Feed Additives for Livestock and Poultry by Sanjay Kumar, Rajni Kumari, Kaushalendra Kumar and A.K Srivastava 24. Phytogenic Feed Additives by Pankaj Kumar Singh, A.K. Srivastava, Sanjay Kumar and Rajni Kumari 25. Mycotoxin Binders as Feed Additive for Livestock and Poultryby M. T. Banday and Pankaj Kumar Singh

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Book SynopsisThis book comprehensively summarizes the biological mechanisms of coloration and pattern formation of animals at molecular and cellular level, offering up-to-date knowledge derived from remarkable progress in the last 10 years. The brilliant coloration, conspicuous patterns and spectacular color changes displayed by some vertebrates and invertebrates are generally their strategies of the utmost importance for survival. Consists of mainly three parts, starts with introductory chapter, such as Pigments and Pigment Organelles, Developmental Genetics of Pigment Cell Formation, Adult Pigment Patterns, and Color Changes, this book introduces new pigment compounds in addition to classically known pigments and organelles, explains how the generation of multiple types of pigment cell is genetically controlled, describes the mechanisms underlying the zebrafish stripe formation as well as other animals and also summarizes the mechanism of physiological and morphological color changes of teleost, amphibian and cephalopod. Written by experts in the field, this book will be essential reading for graduate students and researchers in biological fields who are interested in pigmentation mechanisms of animals.Table of ContentsPart 1 Pigments and pigment organelles 1 Pigments in insects 2 Melanins in vertebrates 3 Body color expression in birds 4 Pigments in teleosts and their biosynthesis 5 Bioluminescence and Pigments Part 2 Pigment cell and patterned pigmentation 6 Development of melanin-bearing pigment cells in birds and mammals 7 Pigment cell development in teleosts 8 Pigment patterning in teleosts 9 Theoretical studies of pigment pattern formation 10 Evolution of Pigment Pattern Formation in Teleosts 11 Mechanisms of feather structural coloration and pattern formation in birds 12 Mechanism of color pattern formation in insects Part 3 Color changes 13 Physiological and Morphological Color Changes in Teleosts and in Reptiles 14 Color change in cephalopods 15 Physiological and biochemical mechanisms of insect color change towards understanding molecular links

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Book SynopsisThis edited book brings out a comprehensive account of the faunal diversity in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve which is part of the Sundaland Biodiversity hotspot. The main focus of this volume is to address the ecological and economic significance of the biodiversity of this region. The book provides latest information on the faunal diversity of Great Nicobar Biosphere. It focuses on various faunal communities of this regions such as Floral diversity, Butterflies, Moths, Dragonflies & Damselflies, Termites, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Scorpion, Spiders, Turtle, Nicobar megapode. Chapters in this volume also covers Reptiles & Amphibians, Fishes, Mammals, Land and freshwater Mollusca. Marine animals such as Opisthobranchs, Sponges, Scleractinian Corals and Soft corals, Sea Anemones, Polyclads, Marine Molluscs, Echinoderms are also discussed. It is of interest for the researchers, teachers, scientists, capacity builders, policy makers. Also serve as reading materials for graduate and post graduate students e.g., Wildlife Biology, Forestry, Environmental Science, Wildlife Ecology, Zoology, Life sciences, Parks/Sanctuaries managers, National and International scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful document.Table of ContentsAttached

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Book SynopsisThis book reviews all the findings about bonobos and the local people of Wamba village in the Luo Scientific Reserve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo over the last 50 years. In 1973, Takayoshi Kano, a Japanese primatologist, traveled across a vast area of the Congo Basin with a bicycle and found Wamba village to be a promising site to start his first studies on wild bonobos. Since then, many researchers from Japan and all over the world have been working at Wamba, now the longest standing study site, to uncover various aspects of the ecology and behavior of this most recently identified great ape species. The researchers study bonobo behaviors and carry out various activities for the conservation of bonobos. They also conduct anthropological studies of local people who live with bonobos and believe them to be distant relatives from the same family, living in the forest. This book is published in commemoration of 2023 marking the 50th year of study. The main chapters are contributed by active researchers studying bonobos and the local people at Wamba. The book also includes contributions from various eminent researchers who have carried out short-term research or have supported research at Wamba, which helps place these studies of bonobos in a broader primatological or anthropological perspective. This book will be a useful resource for professional researchers in primatology and anthropology, as well as graduate or undergraduate students interested in these research fields. Table of ContentsPreface1 Preface2 Introduction Ecology and social organization Social relationships Characteristics in behaviors Communication Coexistence of local people and bonobos Evolution of bonobos Box articles

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