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<#LINE#>Study of ichtyofauna biodiversity of rigth bank of Pool Malebo (Congo River)<#LINE#>Mady-Goma @Dirat I,Mikia@M,Tsoumou@A,Vouidibio@J,Pandare@D <#LINE#>1-9<#LINE#>1.ISCA-RJAVFS-2013-053.pdf<#LINE#>Laboratory of Animal Biology and Ecology Research, Superior Normal School, University Marien Ngouabi PoB 69 Brazzaville, Congo@Laboratory of Animal Biology and Ecology Research, Superior Normal School, University Marien Ngouabi PoB 69 Brazzaville, Congo Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University Marien Ngouabi, PoB 69 Brazzaville, Congo @Laboratory of Animal Biology and Ecology Research, Superior Normal School, University Marien Ngouabi PoB 69 Brazzaville, Congo Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University Marien Ngouabi, PoB 69 Brazzaville, Congo @Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University Marien Ngouabi, PoB 69 Brazzaville, Congo @Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University Cheik Anta Diop Dakar, Senegal <#LINE#>4/10/2013<#LINE#>6/11/2013<#LINE#>Study ichtyofauna biodiversity of the right bank of Pool Malebo (between Kint�l� and Brazzaville) were done from January 2010 to December 2011 as part of the inventory of fishes of major rivers on the right bank of the Congo Basin. The fishing was carried out with cast nets and gill nets. Median values of following physicochemical parameters: air and water temperature, pH, conductivity, TDS, show that there is little variation during the year. TDS and conductivity vary considerably with a minimum (0 ppm ; 2 �S/cm) in February 2010 and a maximum in April 2011 (48 ppm ; 95.7�S/cm), the average of conductivity is 32. 8 �S/cm, average TDS is 16 ppm. Sampling done during two years permitted to identify 19317 specimens belonging to 163 species, 60 genera, 19 families and 8 orders. The Characiformes (43 species, 27%) and Osteoglossiformes (41 species, 25%) dominate the collection, followed by Siluriformes (28 species, 17%), the Perciformes (23 species, 14%) and the Cypriniformes (16 species, 10%). The most represented families are: Mormyridae (40 species, 25%), Alestidae, Distichodontidae and Cichlidae (19 species, 12%), Cyprinidae (16 species, 10%), Mockokidae (11 species, 7%). Clypeobarbus pleuropholis (3535 specimens, 18.3%), Ctenochromis polli (1956 specimens, 10%) are the most abundant species.Specific diversity is high with global Shannon index of 4.8 and equitability of 0.65. It means that the global population is slightly unbalanced. The fish population presented monthly a homogeneous distribution with equitability greater than or equal to 0.7, except in June and July 2011 where equitability is 0.63 and 0.5.<#LINE#>Pandey G.@Overviews on Diversity of fish, Res. J.Animal@Veterinary and Fishery Sci., 1(8), 12-18 (2013)@No$Mounolou J.C. et Levêque C.@Biodiversité, dynamiquebiologique et conservation. Edition Dunod@248 (2001)@No$Teugels G.G., J.F. Guegan et J.J. 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<#LINE#>Comparative study of two Urban Ponds of Vadodara city with special reference to their chemical parameters<#LINE#>Tailor@Manthan A,Mankodi@Pradeep C. <#LINE#>10-15<#LINE#>2.ISCA-RJAVFS-2013-058.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara-390002, INDIA @Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara-390002, INDIA <#LINE#>22/10/2013<#LINE#>28/10/2013<#LINE#>In the present study two ponds of Vadodara City, Gujarat were selected for analysis of the chemical properties of their water. Both the ponds were almost equally surrounded by human settlements. Mahadev Pond was having a constructed boundary where as Bapod Pond had a natural boundary with inward slope. The chemical parameters selected for analysis were Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Chloride, Total Hardness, Phosphate and Nitrate. Dissolved Oxygen of the waters in both the Ponds was found to be as good as to support healthy aquatic life forms. The results showed that the pH of water of both the ponds was found to be alkaline throughout the study period and was similar in both the ponds. Dissolved Oxygen, pH and Total Hardness were almost similar in both the ponds. In the case of Chloride, Nitrate and Phosphate the Bapod Pond which is having a natural boundary showed very high concentration in comparison to Mahadev Pond. The analysis also showed that the constructed boundary of Mahadev Pond was helpful in restricting the entry of water soluble ions which would make their way by the runoff from adjoining areas. The higher concentrations of Chloride, Phosphate and Nitrate can be attributed to the natural boundary which leads to unrestricted inflow of sewage from adjoining human settlements .<#LINE#>APHA@Standard Methods for examination of Water andWastewater. 20th edn. American Public Health Association@New York, (1992)@Yes$Parikh Ankita N. and Mankodi P.C.@Limnology of SamaPond@Vadodara City, Gujarat, Res. J. Recent Sci., 1(1), 16-21, (2012)@No$Sharma P.D.@Ecology and Environment, Tenth edition@Rastogi Publications, Meerut, India, (2009)@Yes$Yoo, Richard Scott@Cyanobacterial (blue-green algal)toxins: a resource guide. American Water WorksAssociation@(1995)@Yes$Love A.H.@Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms: Chapter18: Determining Important Parameters Related toCyanobacterial Alkaloid Toxin Exposure@USEnvironmental Protection Agency Papers, 453–463 (2008)@Yes$Tailor M.A. and Mankodi P.C.@Physico-chemical status ofDanteshwar pond of Vadodara City@Gujarat and itsEnvironmental Implications, I. Res. J. Environmen Sci.,Accepted for publication, October (2013)@No$World Health Organization (WHO)@Guidelines fordrinking water quality@Geneva WHO, (2008)@Yes$Mangukiya R., Bhattacharya T. and Chakraborty S.@Quality Characterization of Groundwater using WaterQuality Index in Surat city@Gujarat, India, I. Res. J.Environmen Sci., 1(4), 14-23 (2012)@Yes$Agarwal, Ashok K. and Govind S. Rajwar@Physicochemicaland microbiological study of Tehri dam reservoir@Garhwal Himalaya, India, Journal of American Science 6.6,65-71 (2010)@Yes$Pathak Neelam B. and Mankodi P.C.@Hydrological statusof Danteshwar pond@Vadodara, Gujarat, India, Int. Res. J.Environment Sci., 2 (1), 43-38 (2013)@Yes$Goswami A.P. and Mankodi P.C.@Study on Zooplankton ofFresh Water Reservoir Nyari – II Rajkot district@Gujarat,India, ISCA J. Biological Sci., 1(1), 30-34 (2012)@Yes$Welch E.B. and T. Lindell.@Ecological effects ofwastewater@Cambridge University Press, 337, (1980)@Yes$Edmondson W.T. and Lehman J.T.@The effect of changesin the nutrient income on the condition of LakeWashington@Limnol. Oceanogr 26(1), 1- 29 (1981)@Yes$Gerloff, Gerald C. and Folke Skoog@Nitrogen as a limitingfactor for the growth of Microcystis aeruginosa in southernWisconsin lakes@Ecology, 38(4), 556-561 (1957)@Yes$Shapiro J., Lamarra V.A. and Lynch M.@Biomanipulation:an ecosystem approach to lake restoration@(1975)@Yes
@Short Communication
<#LINE#>Morphometric Studies on Hylarana temporalis (Günther, 1864) in Gundia Region, Western Ghats<#LINE#>Pichandi@Deepak,Munirathinam@Jayashankar,Sompalem@Ramakrishna <#LINE#>16-18<#LINE#>3.ISCA-RJAVFS-2013-050.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Zoology, Bangalore University, Bangalore-560 056, INDIA @Department of Zoology, Bangalore University, Bangalore-560 056, INDIA @Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore-560 089, INDIA <#LINE#>16/9/2013<#LINE#>27/9/2013<#LINE#>Statistical analysis with traditional morphometry was performed to analyse the intra population variation in Hylarana temporalis (G�nther, 1864) (Anura:Ranidae) from Western Ghats, Gundia (N 12�49'E 75�34') of Dakshin Kannada District. Random samples (N=10) of individuals were collected from different sites to measure 11 morphometric parameters viz., snout vent length, head length, head width, eye diameter, tympanic diameter, eye- nasal distance, inter-orbital distance, thigh length, foot length, first finger length and first toe length. Significant correlation was obtained between the parameters and regression analysis were performed for two morphometric variables viz., head length and the total length and fitted regression equation, y= 1.049x 0.036 (R� = 0.969) was obtained.<#LINE#>Gururaja K.V and Ramachandra T.V.@Anuran Diversityand Distribution in Dandeli Anshi Tiger Reserve@SahyadriConservation Series: 8 ENVIS Technical Report 37 (2012)@Yes$Boulenger G.A.@Records of the Indian Museum@20, 159(1920) In: www.wikipedia.com@No$Dinesh K.P., Radhakrishnan C., Gururaja K.V., Deuti K.and Bhatta G.@A Checklist of Amphibia of India withIUCN Red list Status: an Online Reference Updated tillApril 2013 (7 July 2013)@Electronic Database accessible athttp://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html.Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India (2013)@Yes$Gururaja K.V, Sreekanth, Ali S, Rao G.R, Mukri V.D andRamachandra T.V.@Biodiversity and ecologicalsignificance of Gundia river catchment@http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy (2007)@Yes$Daniels R.J.R.@Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universitypress@India (2005)@No$Girish S. and Saidapur S. K.@The Effects of density andkinship on growth and metamorphosis of the bronzed frog(Rana temporalis) tadpoles; Acta Ethologica@2, 61-66(1999)@Yes