Human-modified tropical landscapes under semi-natural or agro-ecosystems often harbor
biodiversity of significant conservation value. In the Western Ghats of India, these …

Wild zebrafish exhibit a wide range of behavior. We found abundant wild zebrafish in flowing
rivers and still water, in large, tightly-knit groups of hundreds of individuals, as well as in …

The formations made by gregarious animals can range from loose aggregates to highly
synchronized and ordered structures. For very large, coordinated groups, both physical and …

Introduction of agriculture three millennia ago in Peninsular India's Western Ghats altered
substantially ancient tropical forests. Early agricultural communities, nevertheless, strived to …

Pteridophytes are vascular cryptogams that dominated the earth 250 million years ago.
Currently, there are 13,600 species of pteridophytes around the world, and is the second …

Terrestrial protected areas are often designated in inaccessible high elevation regions, and
usually targeted towards conservation of charismatic large mammals and birds. It has been …

Constant temporal and spatial fluctuations of the physical environment pose a great
challenge for individual survival, making plastic behavioral responses an important …

Fish diversity and assemblage structure in relation to habitat variables were studied in 15
sites in Panna landscape, central India. The sampling was performed between February …

A survey of amphibian mortality on roads was carried out in the Sharavathi river basin in the
central Western Ghats. Road kills in three different land use areas: agricultural fields, water …

Madhuca bourdillonii (Gamble) Lam. and Syzygium travancoricum Gamble, considered
almost extinct but later found to be occurring in small numbers in their home range in …