Paleontology
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This book is a comprehensive introductory textbook dealing with most aspects of the Paleontology. Early chapters deal with Introduction, Fossils, Rocks and Geological Distribution of Animals. The next chapters discuss the Evolution of Horse, Camel, Elephant and Ancestry of Man. Further the book addresses micropaleontology, Animal Phylogeny and Identification of Fossils. The final chapters covers Origin and Evolution Mammals, Reptiles, Ancestry of Birds, ...
Life on earth has suffered occasional mass extinctions at least since 542 million years ago. Although they are disasters at the time, mass extinctions have sometimes accelerated the evolution of life on earth. When dominance of particular ecological niches passes from one group of organisms to another, it is rarely because the new dominant group is "superior" to the old and usually because an extinction event eliminates the old dominant group and makes ...
Wetlands perform a host of ecological and hydrological functions that benefit mankind. Some of the most important functions of wetlands are their roles in water supply, water purification, recycling of nutrients, recharging of ground water, maintaining stream flow and flood control etc. wetlands are considered to be the best habitats for fish, wildlife, fodder, fuel, and offer recreation to the society. In spite of its great ecological significance, in recent ...
Studies on animal behaviour 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 behaviour. In its formative stages, behavioural studies were mostly observational till the classical work of Lorenz, Tin Bergen and Frisch catapulted them into Nobel laureates. This had a cascading effect on ...
Zoology is the study of life in its entirety. The growth of Zoology as a natural science during the last 1000 years is interesting from many points of view. One feature of this growth is changing emphasis. Initially, it was description of life forms. Identification, nomenclature, classification of all recorded living forms, enjoyed the attention of scientists for a long time. Description of habitats of animals and their behaviour was included in this study. ...
It is now an established fact that laboratory animals play a very vital role in bio-medical particularly in the drug development programmes.The book has been authored in accordance with the syllabi prescribed by Veterinary Council of India (VCI), New Delhi for under graduate students of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry all over India. The book includes comprehensive and updated information on all the topics, which is presented in a precise manner in a ...
Animal world is very colourful and have a varied form of nature and behavioural characteristics that live on dry land some take in air and emit it. These phenomenas are termed inhalation and 'exhalation'; for instance, man and all such land animals are furnished with lungs, others, again, do not inhale air, yet live and find their sustenance on dry land; as, for instance, the wasp, the bee, and all other insects. Some animals at first live in water, and ...
This publication titled "International Encyclopedia of Dairy Technology and Animal Husbandry" deals primarily with animal husbandry, dairy technology and animal breeding. It also provides an introductory overview of animal husbandry, veterinary science and dairying in India, including an analysis of initiatives taken at center and state levels. Issues and options for India and rest of the world with respect to veterinary science, animal health and ...
Continuing Veterinary Education is one of the important objectives for all the practicing veterinarians in order to give 100% efficient treatment to the livestock. This book "Vet's Ready Reckoner" has been written to provide not only basic and fundamental information on various aspects of livestock and canine practice which helps as a refreshing Knowledge but also included latest related information which will serve as a knowledge update. The mission of ...
Most elementary texts discuss fossils in their often fragmentary condition as traces of long-dead organisms dug out of the rocks and chiefly useful as indicators of geological horizons. It has always seemed to the author that fossils were quite as wonderful as anything inn human experience-not, however, as dead fragments, or medals of creation, but as once-live organisms. The beginner is not interested in such philosophical questions as What is a species? Nor can ...
The present title ‘Fossils’ has been carefully organized and clearly written for the undergraduate students however, it would also supplement of students of postgraduate classes. It has been written in a simple language and in a straight forward manner. Our approach throughout is critical and evaluative, neither old nor new theories are taken trust but are examined rigorously and often critical, the students should be aware of what materials is sound and what ...
The present 'Handbook on the hard corals of India' is the maiden work on taxonomic and photographic guide for the identification of corals that inhabit Indian waters. The aim of this guide is to document the biodiversity of Indian corals identified both during the Aus-Aid, India-Australia Training and Capacity Building Project, Coral Taxonomy Training (Museum of Tropical Queensland, Townsville: October 2001-January 2002) (Appendix 2) as well as form other ...
The book The Central Narmada Valley : A Study in Quaternary Palaeontology and Allied Aspects is the first attempt at studying a small stretch of he valley from a multi-disciplinary point of view incorporating the results of archaeology, geology, palaeontology and taphonomy. New techniques and parameters have been applied to study and re-interpret these areas. This book also summarizes the morphology, distribution pattern and evolutionary history of ...