Current
Trends in Odonatology/edited by Arvind Kumar. Delhi, Daya, 2002, xiii, 377 p.,
figs., $44. ISBN 81-7035-274-6.Current
Trends in Odonatology/edited by Arvind Kumar. Delhi, Daya, 2002, xiii, 377 p.,
figs., $44. ISBN 81-7035-274-6.
Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Potential of dragonflies as bio-control agents of insect pests of rice/Abdul Khaliq. 2. A Community structure of Odonata of the South West province of Cameroon with the description of Phyllogomphus corbetae spec. Nov. (Anisoptera : Gomphidae)/G.K. Vick. 3. Endocrinology of odonata/D.B. Tembhare. 4. Ecology of larval Odonates in lentic freshwater ecosystems/Arvind Kumar. 5. Biology of Odonata of Indian sub-continent: a review/B. Suri Babu and A. Kumar. 6. Conservation assessment and management plan (CAMP) process: a tool to provide strategic guidance for the management of threatened Odonata/B.A. Daniel, Sanjay Molur and Sally Walker. 7. Functional morphology of rectal gills and oxygen consumption by dragonfly nymphs in aquatic ecosystem/Arvind Kumar. 8. Analytical studies on the food and feeding habits of tropically distinct aquatic Odonata larvae of Udhuwa Lake in Santal Pargana, Jharkhand, India/Chandan Bohra. 9. Odonata diversity in Western Himalaya, India/M. Prasad. 10. Description of territoriality and reproduction of Agriocnemis pygmaea (Rambur, 1842)(Zygoptera : Coenagrionidae)/B. Suri Babu. 11. Comparative studies on eco-energetics of nymphs of anisoptera and zygoptera (Odonata) in the river Mayurakshi in Santal pargana, India/Arvind Kumar. 12. Synopsis of progress in taxonomical studies on Odonata in India/A.R. Lahiri. 13. Odonata diversity in Jharkhand state with special reference to Niche specialization in their larval forms/Arvind Kumar. 14. Trophic biology and energy contents of larval Odonates with special reference to their role in the management of aquatic ecosystem/S.P. Roy. 15. Species composition and seasonal fluctuations in biomass of zygopteran nymphs in a wetland of Santal Pargana, India/P. Kumari. 16. On the structure and life history of three new species of septate gregarines (Apicomplexa : Conoidasida) from Odonates of West Bengal/D.P. Haldar and S. Biswas.
"Current Trends in Odonatology is a fascinating collection and is first of its kind in the field of insect biology. This book is the compilation of 16 outstanding articles written by eminent odonatologists of not only India but also of abroad dealing with various aspects of Odonata in order to open a new vista in the field Entomology. The topics covered in the book deal with community structure of Odonata of the South-West province of Cameroon (U.K.), Western Himalayas and Jharkhand state of India. Biology, ecology, trophic biology and eco-energetics. Food and feeding habits. Functional morphology of gills and oxygen consumption. Potential of dragonfly as bio-controlling agents of insect pests. Endocrinology and strategic guidance for the conservation and management of the threatened Odonata.
"The book will be useful to the students, teachers, scientists and researchers in the field of insect biology and enables them to undertake further investigations on their undeciphered facts." (jacket)