Readings in BehaviourNew Age International, 1996 - 284 pages The Wide Spectrum Of Overt Responses To Intrinsic Urges And Extrinsic Stimuli By Human And Animal Populations Or Individuals Comprehensively Termed As Ethology Or Behaviour Contributes To Their Very Survival And Success Irrespective Of Their Level Of Organization. In This Compendium, Articles Reflecting A Wide Array Of Behavioural Manifestations Are Presented Function/Phenomenon-Wise Rather Than Evolutionary Group-Wise With A View To Provide The Reader An Opportunity To Look How Living Beings Ranging From Highly Placed Humans To Lowly Placed Invertebrates React To/Respond To/Tackle Similar Situations Such As Foraging, Social Life, Mating, Reproduction, Parental Care And Environmental Stresses. It Is Hoped The Book Would Provide Interesting Reading Material To Researchers And General Readers. |
Contents
Raghavendra Gadagkar Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science | 12 |
R Uma Shaanker and K N Ganeshaiah Department of Crop Physiology Depart | 14 |
Shakunthala Sridhara AICRP on Rodent Control College of Basic Sciences | 22 |
Iqbal Malik Institute of Home Economics South Extension Part II New Delhi | 32 |
K Shankaraiah Department of Zoology PostGraduate College of Science | 42 |
R Ramamurthi V Kalarani M Ramesh S V Ravikanth and S Janardhan | 55 |
Kalarani D C Reddy and R Ramamurthi Pesticide and Industrial Toxicology | 62 |
Eugene Mary Department of Zoology University of Kerala Kariyavattom 695 581 | 71 |
Can genetically unrelated individuals join colonies of Ropa | 153 |
How is colony activity regulated in Ropalidia marginata? | 160 |
The obstetrical dilemma? T Ramakrishna and | 168 |
T Ramakrishna Department of life sciences University of Calicut | 175 |
G Singaravelu and S Mahalingam Department of Zoology P G Extension Centre | 183 |
S K Palita and A K Patra P G Department of Zoology Utkal University Bhuba | 198 |
Manjula kumari and Geethabali Department of Zoology Bangalore University | 204 |
ronmental Sciences Andhra University Visakhapatnam 530 003 | 212 |
Shakunthala Sridhara AICRP on Rodent Control College of Basic Sciences | 78 |
Daria Pakulska Department of Zoology Bangalore University Jnana Bharathi | 91 |
S V Prasada Rao and M V Subba Rao Department of Environmental Sciences | 99 |
G Rajarami Reddy Division of Neurobiology Department of Zoology S V Univer | 126 |
Raghavendra Gadagkar Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science | 135 |
012 | 145 |
Parental care in pelicans at Nelapattu E Narasinhulu and | 227 |
P Tharabai and S Basalingappa Department of Zoology Kamatak University | 235 |
Balaji Wood Biodegradation Division Marine Institute of Wood Science | 242 |
R Ramamurthi A Bhagyalakshmi Department of Zoology Sri Venkateswara | 268 |
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