The present book entitled "Biodiversity and Environment" comprises 22 articles pertaining to this discipline. This book is basically a proceeding of the "16th All India Congress of Zoology" held from 21st-23rd October 2005 at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad (M.S.). We are grateful to all the contributors who responded promptly by marking their articles available which had catalytic impact upon us, to complete the task of publishing this book. the articles have been written by well known experts and researchers in their respective field. This book will be very useful for the students, teachers and researchers in this field and it can also be used as a standard reference book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR B N Pandey
Dr. B.N. Pandey (b 1946), Professor and Head, Dept. of Zoology, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya has brilliant academic career. He was awarded Gold Medals for standing first in first class both at B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. level. He is recipients of many other Gold Medals in such as Congress of Zoology Gold Medal in 1995 and 1998, Dorabjee Tata Gold Medal (2000) and Century Eminent Scientists Gold Medal (1998-2000) by Zoological Survey of India; Scientists of the year 2002 gold Medal by National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi. He obtained his Ph. D degree in the year 1975. Dr. Pandey to his credit has 145 original research papers published in the journal of National and International repute, 12 books, supervised successfully 36 Ph. D. students and organized 4 National Seminar. He worked as principal investigators in a number of major research projects funded by I.C.A.R., U.G.C. AND D.S.T., New Delhi. He was elected as president, section of zoology, entomology and fisheries of 83rd Indian Science Congress Association held at Patiala in January 1996. Besides attending several National and International Seminars abroad (Beijing, Taiwan Korea), he chaired one session at “The 3rd International Symposium of Asia and Oceania Society for comparative Endocrinology held at Kwanjiu (south Korea) in September 1998. Presently, Dr. Pandey is devoted to his research and teaching activities in Magadh University, Bodh Gaya. Dr. Pandey has the honour of being honorary fellow of several learned societies of India. Dr. Pandey has been elected President, Zoological Survey of India in December 2001.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR G K Kulkarni
G K Kulkarni, M.Sc.Ph.D., Sigma (USA),FAZ, FASI, FIAES. (Borme: 1950) is the Professor of Zoology (Animal Physiology, Invertebrate Endocrinology, Invertebrate Endocrinology, Ecology and Environmental physiology & Toxicology), Dr. B. A. Marathwada University, Aurangabad.
He is an examiner in more than 30 universities. He is the elected President of Section on Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Science of 97th Indian Science Congress held in 2010 at Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram.
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