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  • Question Bank

    Question Bank is for Students of varied Academic and Professional Streams: B.Sc., B.F.Sc., M.Sc., M.F.Sc, PhD, Veterinary, Animal Sciences, Agriculture Engineering, Community Science, Reseach Assistant, Biochemist, Biologist, Technicians and other Posts in the Fisheries Department. Fish & Fisheries – Digest 1 Fish & Fisheries – Digest 2 Fish & Fisheries – Digest 3 Fish &…

  • The Fish and Fish Diversity

    The Fish and Fish Diversity

    FISH THE ‘FISH’ [ = ‘Pisces’ in Latin; ‘Poisson’ inFrench; ‘Piscado’ in Spanish; ‘Pisce’ inItalian; ‘Fisch’ in German; ‘Machli’ in Hindi;‘Matsya’ in Sanskrit etc.]: Fishes are a quite diverseheterogeneous assemblage and exhibit a phylogenetic continuity. To mostbiologists, the term ‘fish’ is not so much a taxonomic ranking as aconvenient description for aquatic organisms as diverse…

  • Bio-etymology PART – 11:  MOLLUSCA

    A Recapitulation:     Making Biology students interested in Etymologies’ !!! v FUN TO LEARN BIOLOGICAL TERMINOLOGY v THE LANGUAGE OF BIOLOGISTS   v SOWING SEEDS OF SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY AT THE GRASSROOT LEVEL   LEARNING BIO- ETYMOLOGY   Over a period in past centuries, Science is general and Biology in particular has accumulated a vast array of words to communicate fact(s) or phenomena…

  • Bio-etymology PART – 10: ARTHROPODA

    [NOTE:Some assorted photographic illustrations, supported here, are from thefield/backyard, at Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India]   Making Biology students interested in Etymologies’ !!! v  FUN TO LEARN BIOLOGICAL TERMINOLOGY v  THE LANGUAGE OF BIOLOGISTS v  SOWING SEEDS OF SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY AT THE GRASSROOT LEVEL LEARNING BIO- ETYMOLOGY Over a period in past centuries, Science is general and Biology…

  • Learning Bio-Etymology- Part 9 – ANNELIDA

    LEARNING BIO- ETYMOLOGY  ‘Making Biology students interested in Etymologies’ !!! FUN TO LEARN BIOLOGICAL TERMINOLOGY THE LANGUAGE OF BIOLOGISTS SOWING SEEDS OF SYSTEMATICS / TAXONOMY AT THE GRASSROOT LEVEL The Episode: The episode of ‘Bio-etymology’ is devoted to analyzing the hidden meanings derived from the Names of various Animal Phyla and Classes, along with the…

  • Learning Bio-Etymology- Part 8 – NEMATODA

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    Two live specimens of Camallanus sp. immediately after being recovered from the gut of Barilius sp. from Suswa River in Eastern Doon (Dehradun, Uttarakhand) [Video by SKG]. http://www.fishbiopedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MOV01022a.mp4

  • Survey of Researches in Life Sciences

    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…

  • Lot 4: Identification tips for Barilius telio and Raiamas bola from Doon Valley.

    Lot 4: Identification tips for Barilius telio and Raiamas bola from Doon Valley.

    Sort out any fish having oblong bluish spots along sides of the body: ………place them labeled as either Barilius or Raiamas sp. Your browser does not support the video tag. Live specimen of Barilius telio. Mark the presence of oblong bluish spots on the flank, upwardly directed mouth; yellowish pectoral, pelvic and anal fins; black edged…

  • Lot 3: Field identification tips for Barilius sp.

    Lot 3: Field identification tips for Barilius sp.

    Sort out bright silvery, laterally compressed fish with a black spot at base of every scale and ‘=’ – like black spot marks along the lateral line or vertical bands on the sides: ….. place them labeled as Barilius sp. may be ! …..All the specimens in this lot belong to Genus Barilius , represented…

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