Month: December 2019
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Survey of Researches in Life Sciences
With the financial support of Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, New Delhi, Dr. Brijesh K. Dwivedi, the General Secretary, Bioved Research Scoiety, Allahabad, compiled a monumental work in Five Volumes, entitled ‘Survey of Researches in Life Sciences’. The said work incorporated contributions of various ‘Life Science’ workers, the Vol. I and…
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An Article from the pages of ‘Vigyan Paricharcha’
On the Occasion of ‘International Year of Chemistry, 2011’ and ‘International Year of Forests, 2011’ An Article from the pages of ‘Vigyan Paricharcha’ (विज्ञानं परिचर्चा)[Year 1, Issue 3, 2011]Entitled: ‘Apna Vigyan Gyan Badhaeeye’‘Enhance your knowledge about Science’अपना विज्ञान ज्ञान बढाए International Year of Chemistry (IYC, 2011):For the achievements of Chemistry and its contributions to the…
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Teaching Tips: An Engrossing Segment
The ‘Life Line’ of Biology Neat and well-labeled Biological Diagrams Diagrams: “Concern for man and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.” — Albert Einstein “Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical…
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Lot 13: Field identification and segregation of species belonging to Genus Aspidoparia from Doon Valley.
Sort out small-sized silvery fishes with deciduous scales, blunt snout, eye almost in the middle of the head, dorsum (back of the body) brownish and some exuding more turmeric yellow mucous from below the rounded abdomen: ………… place them labeled as Aspidoparia sp. SEGREGATION OF GENUS/SPECIES BASED ON THE CRITERIA DECIDED IN THE FIELD FOR THE…
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Lot 12 (PART I)
Sort out fish(es) with elongated cylindrical or compressed body with long caudal peduncle, deeply forked caudal fin, very large (somewhat hexagonal) to small scales, orange or yellowish or pinkish hue on the fins, shining silvery to dull grey or brown shades, etc.: …….. place them in one lot collectively labeled as Minnows or MinorCarps or…
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Lot 10: Field Identification tips and segregation of Channa sp. (Snake Heads) [Lot 10] from Doon Valley and fresh market catches.
Sort out the fish which have long dorsal and anal fins and large scales on the body extending up to head: ……. place them labeled as Snake Heads or Murrels or Channids. The sorting of some fishes in the field / fresh market catches was made on the basis of long dorsal and anal fins…
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Lot 8: Identification tips for 3 Colisa and 1 Badis sp. from Doon Valley
Sort out the brightly or dull coloured, laterally compressed fish(es) with long spiny and soft-rayed dorsal and anal fins and obliquely running vertical bands or oblong spots on the sides: ……… place them labeled as either Trichogaster / Colisa / Badis sp. This ‘Lot’ has been found frequenting marshy weedy thickets along Suswa river in…
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Lot 7: Identification tips for Devario devario
Sort out small-sized laterally compressed fishes with peacock blue hue below lateral line, yellowish vertical bands and a stripe of dark pigmentation along mid lateral side, terminating at the base of caudal peduncle or beyond: ………. place them labeled as Devario sp. The fish kept labeled as Devario under ‘Lot 7’ in the field, has…