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Extreme Miniaturization of a New Amniote Vertebrate and Insights Into the Evolution of Genital Size in Chameleons
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Extreme miniaturization of a new amniote vertebrate and insights into the evolution of genital size in chameleons Frank Glaw1*, Jörn Köhler2, Oliver Hawlitschek3, Fanomezana M. Ratsoavina4, Andolalao Rakotoarison4, Mark D. Scherz5 & Miguel Vences6 Evolutionary reduction of adult body size (miniaturization) has profound consequences for organismal biology and is an important subject of evolutionary research. Based on two individuals we describe a new, extremely miniaturized chameleon, which may be the world’s smallest reptile species. The male holotype of Brookesia nana sp. nov. has a snout–vent length of 13.5 mm (total length 21.6 mm) and has large, apparently fully developed hemipenes, making it apparently the smallest mature male amniote ever recorded. The female paratype measures 19.2 mm snout–vent length (total length 28.9 mm) and a micro-CT scan revealed developing eggs in the body cavity, likewise indicating sexual maturity. The new chameleon is only known from a degraded montane rainforest in northern Madagascar and might be threatened by extinction. Molecular phylogenetic analyses place it as sister to B. karchei, the largest species in the clade of miniaturized Brookesia species, for which we resurrect Evoluticauda Angel, 1942 as subgenus name. The genetic divergence of B. nana sp. nov. is rather strong (9.9‒14.9% to all other Evoluticauda species in the 16S rRNA gene). A comparative study of genital length in Malagasy chameleons revealed a tendency for the smallest chameleons to have the relatively largest hemipenes, which might be a consequence of a reversed sexual size dimorphism with males substantially smaller than females in the smallest species. -
Science & Technology Developments
MARCH 2021 CONTENTS Cover Story - Draft national policy on migrant workers 1. ECONOMY 1.1 ESIC, other social security safety nets to cover gig economy workers 1.2 Govt. agrees to maintain States’ share in the divisible pool of taxes 1.3 ‘India’s weak fiscal position to remain a key credit challenge’ 1.4 For affluent, EPF is not nest egg but goose that lays golden eggs 1.5 Retail investors to be able to buy G-Secs directly: RBI 1.6 Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) 1.7 In PM’s words for pvt sector, India Inc sees booster shot 1.8 ‘Bad bank’ idea: Govt guarantee for ARC paper likely 1.9 RBI sets up panel for strengthening UCBs 1.10 PM reaffirms plan to include natural gas under GST regime 1.11 Cabinet approves PLI plan for telecom 1.12 Gadkari urges auto firms to raise localisation to 100% 1.13 What rise in bond yield means for investors and govt 1.14 RBI working paper defends 4% inflation target for India 2. INDIA AND WORLD 2.1 No Indian role in developing ECT in Colombo 2.2 For New Delhi, the tightrope on Myanmar is back 2.3 ECT fiasco: Indian envoy meets Gotabaya, Mahinda 2.4 ‘India ready to supply weapon systems to Indian Ocean nations’ 2.5 Ukraine looking at defence purchases from India 2.6 Israel wants India by its side against ICC ruling, Delhi silent 2.7 India is an important partner in the Indo-Pacific region, says U.S. -
World Bank Document
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL POLICY & PROCEDURES Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized April 2015 Public Disclosure Authorized POWER AND ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF MIZORAM Executive Summary Abbreviations ACGIH American Conference on Government and Industrial Hygiene ADB Asian Development Bank ADC Autonomous District Council AMI Automated Metering Infrastructure APDRP Accelerated Power Development and Reform Program ARR Annual Revenue Requirement CADC Chakma Autonomous District Council CEA Central Electric Authority CF Conservator of Forests CPCB Central Pollution Control Board CPTD Compensation Plan for Temporary Damages DC Deputy Commissioner DFO Divisional Forest Officer DL Distribution Line DM District Magistrate DoP Department of Power DPR Detailed Project Report DTs Distribution Transformers E&F Environment & Forest EA Electricity Act EAMP Environment Assessment Management Plan EEE Electrical and Electronic Equipment EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMF Electro Magnetic Fields EPA Environment Protection Act ESMC Environment and Social Management Cell ESPP Environment and Social Policy and Procedures FAC Forest Advisory Committee FEAR Final Environment Assessment Report GHG Green House Gas GoM Govt. of Mizoram GRC Grievance Redressal Committee GRM Grievance/ Redressal Mechanism GSDP Gross State Domestic Product ICNIRP International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection IEAR Initial Environment Assessment Report IEE Initial Environment Examination JERC Joint Electricity -
Mizoram Statehood Day
Mizoram Statehood day February 22, 2021 In news Recently, the Prime Minister greeted people of Mizoram on 35th statehood day About Mizoram It is a state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. Statehood: It attained statehood on February 20, 1987 following the 53rd Amendment of the Indian Constitution in 1986 Location: Mizoram, located in southern tip of northeastern region is bounded by Myanmar to the east and south, Bangladesh to the west, Tripura to the northwest, Assam to the north, and Manipur to the northeast. Evolution of its name: The ‘Land of Mizos’ was earlier known as the Lushai hills district of Assam before it was renamed as the Mizo hills District in 1954 and became union territory in 1972 and in achieved statehood on February 20, 1987 The name of the state is derived from “Mizo”, the self described name of the native inhabitants, and “Ram”, which in the Mizo language means “land.” Thus “Mizo-ram” means “land of the Mizos Demography: According to a 2011 census, in that year Mizoram’s population was 1,091,014. It is the 2nd least populous state in the country. Mizoram covers an area of approximately 21,087 square kilometres The sex ratio of the state is 976 females per thousand males, higher than the national ratio 940. The density of population is 52 persons per square kilometre. As per 2011 census, literacy rate of Mizoram in 2011 was 91.33%, higher than the national average 74.04 per cent Biodiversity: As per the India state of Forest Report-2019, the state has maximum forest cover -
Primate Conservation No. 19
ISSN 0898-6207 PRIMATE CONSERVATION The Journal of the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group Number 19 2003 Primate Conservation is produced and circulated courtesy of the Margot Marsh Biodiversity Founda- tion, the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at Conservation International, the Los Angeles Zoo, and the Department of Anatomical Sciences of the State University of New York at Stony Brook. ISSN 0898-6207 Abbreviated title: Primate Conserv. June 2003 Front cover. Although Sri Lankan red lorises are far from cryptic, this flowering bush makes a scenic hiding place for this adult female Loris tardigradus tardigradus from Pitigala, Galle District. Photograph by K. A. I. Nekaris. A Word from the Chairman This, the 19th issue of Primate Conservation, has suffered a long delay in publication, arising to some extent from the increasingly significant role of the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group newsletters (African Primates, Asian Primates, Lemur News and Neotropical Primates), which are themselves evolving into journals in their own right, but also related to uncertainty as to its future. Its production is informal, and each issue requires funding in direct competition with the newsletters. Primate Conservation has played a key role in allowing for the publication of highly significant conservation-related research, most especially distribution and status surveys, which were difficult to publish elsewhere, and with the added advantage of it being distributed for free. Today, however, the more formal subscription journals, notably the International Journal of Primatology, the official journal of the International Primatological Society (IPS), increasingly publish conservation-related research (note IJPs earmarking of the aye-aye with its “Vivamus” sign). -
Notable Bird Records from Mizoram in North-East India (Forktail 22: 152-155)
152 SHORT NOTES Forktail 22 (2006) Notable bird records from Mizoram in north-east India ANWARUDDIN CHOUDHURY The state of Mizoram (21°58′–24°30′N 92°16′–93°25′E) northern Mizoram, in March 1986 (five days), February is located in the southern part of north-east India (Fig. 1). 1987 (seven days) and April 1988 (5 days) while based in Formerly referred to as the Lushai Hills of southern Assam, southern Assam. During 2–17 April 2000, I visited parts it covers an area of 21,081 km2. Mizoram falls in the Indo- of Aizawl, Kolasib, Lawngtlai, Lunglei, Mamit, Saiha, Burma global biodiversity hotspot (Myers et al. 2000) and Serchhip districts and surveyed Dampa Sanctuary and the Eastern Himalaya Endemic Bird Area and Tiger Reserve, Ngengpui Willdlife Sanctuary, (Stattersfield et al. 1998). The entire state is hilly and Phawngpui National Park and the fringe of Khawnglung mountainous. The highest ranges are towards east with Wildlife Sanctuary. This included 61 km of foot transect the peaks of Phawngpui (2,157 m; the highest point in along paths and streams, 2.5 km of boat transects along Mizoram) and Lengteng (2,141 m). The lowest elevation, the Ngengpui River and Palak Dil, and 1,847 km of road <100 m, is in the riverbeds near the borders with Assam transects. During 15–22 February 2001, I visited parts of and Bangladesh border. The climate is tropical monsoon- type with a hot wet summer and a cool dry winter. Table 1. Details of sites mentioned in the text. Temperatures range from 7° to 34°C; annual rainfall ranges from 2,000 to 4,000 mm. -
World Bank Document
MIZORAM HEALTH SYSTEMS Public Disclosure Authorized STRENGTHENING PROJECT (P173958) Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Public Disclosure Authorized Draft Report Public Disclosure Authorized October 2020 Table of Content Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. vi 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Environmental Profile of Mizoram ......................................................................................... 1 1.3 Socio-Cultural and Demographic Profile of Mizoram ............................................................ 3 1.3.1 Demographic Profile ....................................................................................................... 3 1.3.2 Tribes of Mizoram .......................................................................................................... 4 1.4 Autonomous District Councils in Mizoram ............................................................................ 4 1.5 Protected Areas ....................................................................................................................... 4 1.6 Health Status in Mizoram ...................................................................................................... -
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Department of Microbiology School of Health Sciences the Assam Kaziranga University Page No
Department Of Microbiology School Of Health Sciences The Assam Kaziranga University Page no. 2 The Microcosm EDITORIAL BOARD CHIEF ADVISOR Dr. Suryakanta Swain Professor and Associate Dean School of Health Sciences, “We cannot fathom the marvelous The Assam Kaziranga University complexity of an organic being; but on the ADVISOR hypothesis here advanced this complexity is much increased. Each living creature must Dr. Pinky Moni Bhuyan be looked at as a microcosm--a little universe, formed of a host of self- Asst. Professor and H.O.D, propagating organisms, inconceivably Department of Microbiology minute and as numerous as the stars in School of Health Sciences, heaven.” The Assam Kaziranga University ~Charles Darwin EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Porikhit Borpujari It is with immense pleasure and pride that we are CO-EDITORS-IN-CHIEF presenting the 1st edition of “The Microcosm” to the esteemed readers. “The Microcosm” is a quarterly newsletter of Department of Nikita Chetia and Panchi Borthakur Microbiology, School of Health Sciences The Assam Kaziranga University. It is an initiative DESIGN & LAYOUT taken to impart information and facilitate Rashmi Dubey and Porikhit Borpujari communication related to latest discoveries in the incredible field of Biology. The main motto of this newsletter is to cultivate scientific research CONTRIBUTORS aptitude within the postgraduate students and to highlight the efforts put forwarded by the Darshana Gogoi, Juri Kalita, Anuska students of the Department. Sarmah, Mridusmita Rabha, Ankita Rajkhowa, Nikita Chetia, Rashmi I want to thank all of the members of the Dubey, Porikhit Borpujari, Panchi Editorial Board who have contributed immensely for this newsletter. Borthakur and Dr. -
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Available Online at http://www.recentscientific.com International Journal of CODEN: IJRSFP (USA) Recent Scientific International Journal of Recent Scientific Research Research Vol. 8, Issue, 6, pp. 18033-18038, June, 2017 ISSN: 0976-3031 DOI: 10.24327/IJRSR Research Article AVIAN DIVERSITY IN AND AROUND LUNGLENG-I, MIZORAM, INDIA Lalthanzara H and Lalawmawia Sailo Department of Zoology, Pachhunga University College, Aizawl, Mizoram DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2017.0806.0439 ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Bird community of a particular area serve as an indicator of ecosystem and could be used for Article History: monitoring long term change in the ecosystem. Survey on Avian diversity was carried out in and th Received 16 March, 2017 around Lungleng I village, Mizoram, northeast India by intensive field study, opportunistic sampling th Received in revised form 25 as well as collation of secondary information during April 2016-March 2017. A total of 114 species April, 2017 of birds belonging to 40 families, including 4 locally extinct species and 5 winter visitors were rd Accepted 23 May, 2017 recorded. The list contains two near-threatened species. Family-wise species composition indicated th Published online 28 June, 2017 that muscicapidae is the largest family with 13 species, followed by sylviidae with 8 species, phasianidae and picidae with 7 species each and columbidae with 6 species. And 19 families are Key Words: represented by one species each. It was observed that the study site harbours such a good avian Avian/bird, Lungleng I, diversity, diversity, but the relative abundance is notably thin. This might be attributed to loss of habitat abundance, Mizoram.