Biospectra (September 2006)

1. A new interpretation of the causative factors involved in the population dynamics of Lytocestus indicus in Clarias batrachus (L.) in Chotanagpur

Rajendra Prasad Singh^a*&Umapati Sahay^b

2. Biomnemonics : A Memory Tool

S.K.Tripathi*^a M.Prasad^b& Meetu Sinha^b

3. Diversity of parasite fauna in amphibian and reptilian populations of Rohilkhand region, India

Neelima Gupta*, Pooja Chandra, Reena Rastogi & Manju Bhaskar

4. Molluscan species diversity in lower reaches of the river Swarnarekha

S. R. Pal

5. Studies on role-shift behavior of some aquatic insects feeding on fish-spawn in the tropical ponds of Ranchi

Meetu Sinha*, S. M. Zulfiquar Ali, M. Prasad, K. N. Dubey & P N. Panday

6. Study on the effects of extracts of Ocimum sanctum (Basil herb) on Phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in India.

Kundan Lal*, P Nath & Ragini Mishra

7. On a new species of the genus Phaneropsolus (Trematoda) from the intestine of Acridotheres tristis

Harishchandra Prasad Sah^a* & Punam Sahay^b

8. Spinning behaviour of Tribolium sp. larvae in the crushed wheat grains (Suji) in stores

Seema Priyadarshini*^a, M.Prasad^a, K. N. Dubey^a & U. Singh^b

9. Values of information statistics indices of Ant-populations sampled from Kanke, Ranchi

Renu Kumari^a, K.N.Dubey*^a, Mahendra Prasad^a & U. Singh^b

10. Study of sperm abnormalities of endosulfan induced mice, Mus muscutus

Mohammad Ali*, Arun Kumar, S K Srivastava & A Nath

11. Study on incidence of autosomal dominant traits of dactyly in some tribal population of Gumla district, Jharkhand, India.

Mahendra Kumar*, Ram Narayan Prasad & H.N.Tiwary

12. Seasonal variations in the hemoglobin percentage of human population residing in Katras-Dhanbad coalfield area

Kishlay Ray*

13. Heavy Metals poisoning and the process of recovery from metal intoxication in a fresh water fish, Channa punctatus (Bloch)

Shobha, Manoj, Amar, Smrity, Gargi Sarkar, Vijaylakshmi Pandey, Neeta Lal, Rashmi Sinha, Seema Kumari & Abhijit Dutta*

14. Community structure of benthic malacofauna in a freshwater lake at Ranchi

M K Mehta, R Bhattacharjee, Kiran Kumari, Ipsita Bose, Veenapani, Shilpy Chourasia & N S Sen*

15. Toxicity of an organophosphorous pesticide, Radar, on an exotic air breathing teleost Clarias gariepinus (Burchell).

Abhilasha & Shiva Prasad*

16. Description of a new species of the Ponerine ant genus, Emeryopone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Karnataka, India

Thresiamma Varghese*

17. Vegetarianism in cardiovascular disorders

Sushma Verma*& Ruby Dutta

18. Cervical Cancer

Sushma Priya*

19. Meiotic studies in some species and varieties of Vigna

Kamini Kumar*

20. A new species of Spirogyra from Dhanbad, India: Spirogyra pattnaikensis sp. nov.

Madhurima Singh^a* & Madhavi Srivastava^b

21. Bioleaching of nickel from lowgrade laterite ore involving Aspergillus niger

P Mishra*, S Padhi & N Behra

22. Adaptation of Chlorococcum humicolum and Phormidium foveolarum to copper

S D Shankhadarwar* & P B Nandkar

23. Study of some plants used as repellents to some insects and animals in Jharkhand

Sudhanshu Kumar* & Bandana Kumari