Animal Diversity: Natural History and Conservation Vol. 2

Present volume of the series, “Animal Diversity, Natural History and Conservation- Vol.2” comprises the vast body of research on the subject and includes 22 articles/chapters written by eminent researchers from various regions of India and abroad. The notable contributions included in this volume are: On the Faunal Diversity of Arunachal Pradesh: Composition, Threats and Conservation Needs The Chalcodoid Hemipteran Fauna of Western Ghats Diversity of Spiders in Kuttanad Rice Agroecosystem, Kerala, India An Overview on the Biology of Horse Mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus, off the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast Perspectives of Entomopathogenic Fungi for Sustainable Agriculture Bird Community Composition in Relation to Vegetation of Ramnagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Jammu (J&K) Conservation of Breeding Population of Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus in Eastern Nepal Differential Responses of Bats and Non-volant Small Mammals to Habitat Disturbances in two Tropical Forest Types of Southwest Ghana Diversity, Distribution and Taxonomy of Pyrgomorphidae (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphoidea) of Punjab (India) Exploitation, Sustainable Utilization and Conservation of Marine Mollusca in India Biology of Dominant Spiders in Kuttanad Rice Agroecosystem, Kerala, India Ecology, Status and Aberrant Behaviour of Bengal Tiger in the Indian Sundarbans It is hoped that this book shall generate database for the researchers and academicians working on this field who shall find this volume very useful in their relevant research pursuits.