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Fishes are the most ancient and numerous of vertebrates, and an important food source. The literature available presently on freshwater fishes is too technical for students and non-specialists, in addition to being very expensive. This is a lucidly written field guide describing 75 taxa of fishes that commonly inhabit the fresh waters of peninsular India. This can serve as a good addition to the existing biology textbooks, as many of the species have not been ...
Amphibians are considered to the best indicators of environmental health. A decline in amphibian populations indicates ecosystem deterioration that might affect a wider spectrum of the earth's biological diversity. During the last 12years there has been a great concern, worldwide, about the rapid decline in amphibian populations. Many reasons have been attributed to the loss of amphibians including habitat loss, UV.B radiation, global warming, toxic chemicals, ...
