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Species Composition and Diversity of Insects of the Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve in Ghana
Open Journal of Ecology, 2014, 4, 1061-1079 Published Online December 2014 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/oje http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oje.2014.417087 Species Composition and Diversity of Insects of the Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve in Ghana Rosina Kyerematen1,2*, Erasmus Henaku Owusu1, Daniel Acquah-Lamptey1, Roger Sigismund Anderson2, Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu1,3 1Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana 2African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana 3Centre for African Wetlands, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana Email: *[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Received 6 September 2014; revised 9 November 2014; accepted 21 November 2014 Copyright © 2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Abstract Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve, the only one in Ghana, was established to promote scientific re- search, particularly on how nature revitalizes itself after major disasters, and also to check the southward drift of the savannah grassland. This study presents the first comprehensive inventory of species composition and diversity of insects of the Reserve. Insects were surveyed between September 2011 and June 2012 to capture the end of the rainy season, the dry season and the peak of the wet season. Samples were taken from two sites within the Reserve, Dagomba and Oku using various sampling techniques including pitfall traps, malaise traps and sweep nets. Insect com- munities were characterized in terms of, 1) species richness estimators, 2) species richness, 3) Shannon-Weiner Index of Diversity, 4) Pielou’s evenness and 5) Bray-Curtis similarity. -
A Compilation and Analysis of Food Plants Utilization of Sri Lankan Butterfly Larvae (Papilionoidea)
MAJOR ARTICLE TAPROBANICA, ISSN 1800–427X. August, 2014. Vol. 06, No. 02: pp. 110–131, pls. 12, 13. © Research Center for Climate Change, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia & Taprobanica Private Limited, Homagama, Sri Lanka http://www.sljol.info/index.php/tapro A COMPILATION AND ANALYSIS OF FOOD PLANTS UTILIZATION OF SRI LANKAN BUTTERFLY LARVAE (PAPILIONOIDEA) Section Editors: Jeffrey Miller & James L. Reveal Submitted: 08 Dec. 2013, Accepted: 15 Mar. 2014 H. D. Jayasinghe1,2, S. S. Rajapaksha1, C. de Alwis1 1Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka, 762/A, Yatihena, Malwana, Sri Lanka 2 E-mail: [email protected] Abstract Larval food plants (LFPs) of Sri Lankan butterflies are poorly documented in the historical literature and there is a great need to identify LFPs in conservation perspectives. Therefore, the current study was designed and carried out during the past decade. A list of LFPs for 207 butterfly species (Super family Papilionoidea) of Sri Lanka is presented based on local studies and includes 785 plant-butterfly combinations and 480 plant species. Many of these combinations are reported for the first time in Sri Lanka. The impact of introducing new plants on the dynamics of abundance and distribution of butterflies, the possibility of butterflies being pests on crops, and observations of LFPs of rare butterfly species, are discussed. This information is crucial for the conservation management of the butterfly fauna in Sri Lanka. Key words: conservation, crops, larval food plants (LFPs), pests, plant-butterfly combination. Introduction Butterflies go through complete metamorphosis 1949). As all herbivorous insects show some and have two stages of food consumtion. -
Programa Fondecyt Informe Final Etapa 2015 Comisión Nacional De Investigacion Científica Y Tecnológica Version Oficial Nº 2
PROGRAMA FONDECYT INFORME FINAL ETAPA 2015 COMISIÓN NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA VERSION OFICIAL Nº 2 FECHA: 24/12/2015 Nº PROYECTO : 3130417 DURACIÓN : 3 años AÑO ETAPA : 2015 TÍTULO PROYECTO : EVOLUTIONARY AND DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY OF THE DIVERSITY OF FLORAL CHARACTERS WITHIN OXALIDALES DISCIPLINA PRINCIPAL : BOTANICA GRUPO DE ESTUDIO : BIOLOGIA 1 INVESTIGADOR(A) RESPONSABLE : KESTER JOHN BULL HEREÑU DIRECCIÓN : COMUNA : CIUDAD : REGIÓN : METROPOLITANA FONDO NACIONAL DE DESARROLLO CIENTIFICO Y TECNOLOGICO (FONDECYT) Moneda 1375, Santiago de Chile - casilla 297-V, Santiago 21 Telefono: 2435 4350 FAX 2365 4435 Email: [email protected] INFORME FINAL PROYECTO FONDECYT POSTDOCTORADO OBJETIVOS Cumplimiento de los Objetivos planteados en la etapa final, o pendientes de cumplir. Recuerde que en esta sección debe referirse a objetivos desarrollados, NO listar actividades desarrolladas. Nº OBJETIVOS CUMPLIMIENTO FUNDAMENTO 1 1. Creating a database of morphological TOTAL La base de datos ya se encuentra en el sistema characters of perianth and androecium in the 52 PROTEUS y cuenta con el 733 registros genera of the Oxalidales from data gained from correspondientes a información acerca de 24 literature revision and direct observation of living variables morfológicas para 56 taxa de los collection and herbaria. Traits to be considered Oxalidales representando las siete familias y 51 are: presence or absence of calix and corolla, géneros del orden. aestivation pattern of calix and corolla, number of stamina, number of androecial cycles, relative position of stamina cycles (alternate-opposite), direction of stamen initiation, kind of stamina proliferation (primary or secondary). 2 2. Reconstructing the character state evolution of TOTAL Se ha hecho el estudio de reconstrucción de the abovementioned attributes using the available estados de carácter en base a parsimonia con phylogenetic data. -
At Allahabad (U.P.) India Received: 08-09-2016 Accepted: 09-10-2016
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2016; 4(6): 268-271 E-ISSN: 2320-7078 P-ISSN: 2349-6800 Butterfly diversity of the Gangetic Plain (Doaba) JEZS 2016; 4(6): 268-271 © 2016 JEZS at Allahabad (U.P.) India Received: 08-09-2016 Accepted: 09-10-2016 Sunil Kumar Sunil Kumar, Deepti Mondol, Priyanka Vini Lall and Lily Saroj Nathan Department of Zoology, Ewing Christian College, Allahabad, Abstract Uttar Pradesh, India A total twenty five butterflies were observed during the survey period which represent the diversity of Deepti Mondol Gangetic plain of India. Acraea violae, Chilades parrhasius, Danaus C. chrysippus, Danaus genutia, Department of Zoology, Ewing Euploea sylvester coreta, Hypolimnas bolina jacintha, Junonia hierta hierta, Junonia lemonias lemonias, Christian College, Allahabad, Junonia orithya swinhoei, Phalanta phalantha were common to the habitats. The maximum diversity Uttar Pradesh, India was observed in winter and minimum in summer season. The more richness (Simpson Index diversity= Priyanka Viny Lall 0.78) of butterflies were present. Their presence was influenced by the vegetation pattern of campus and Department of Zoology, Ewing seasons. Their diversity was found closer to the North-eastern region than Western Ghat region of India. Christian College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India Keywords: Butterfly, diversity, Gangetic plain, vegetation pattern, North-eastern and Western Ghat Lily Saroj Nathan Department of Zoology, Ewing Introduction Christian College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India The study area represents almost the climatic condition of lower Gangetic plain (Doaba). The microclimatic variations of study area (ECC campus) observed more than seasonal variations of Uttar Pradesh due to its situation at the bank of river Yamuna and persistence of vegetations. -
Adeyemi Et Al., 2012)
Ife Journal of Science vol. 15, no. 2 (2013) 303 A REVIEW OF THE TAXONOMY OF AFRICAN SAPINDACEAE BASED ON QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE CHARACTERS *Adeyemi, T.O., Ogundipe, O.T. and Olowokudejo, J.D. Department of Botany, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria. e-mail addresses: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] *Corresponding author: [email protected], +2348029180930 (Received: April, 2013; Accepted: June, 2013) ABSTRACT This study was conducted using qualitative and quantitative morphology to characterise and group different representative species of the family Sapindaceae in Africa. The morphological characters used included leaf, stem and fruit. Essentially, the similarities among various taxa in the family were estimated. A total of 28 genera and 106 species were assessed. Members possess compound leaves (paripinnate, imparipinnate or trifoliolate); flowers are in clusters, fruits occur as berry, drupe or capsule and contain seed with white or orange aril. UPGMA dendograms were generated showing relationships amongst taxa studied. The dendograms consists of a single cluster from 0 57 % similarity coefficients suggesting a single line decent of the members of the family. At 65 % two clusters were observed with Majidea fosterii being separated from the cluster. Also, at 67 % similarity coefficient, two clusters were discerned separating the climbing forms from the shrubby forms. Paullinia pinnata was separated from the other climbing forms at 67 % while Allophylus species were separated into two clusters at 91 % similarity coefficient. The dendograms revealed that the family can be separated into eleven (11) clusters based on qualitative morphological data. A key to the identification of genera is presented in this work. -
Diversity and Composition of Plant Species in the Forest Over Limestone of Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape, Bohol, Philippines
Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e55790 doi: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e55790 Research Article Diversity and composition of plant species in the forest over limestone of Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape, Bohol, Philippines Wilbert A. Aureo‡,§, Tomas D. Reyes|, Francis Carlo U. Mutia§, Reizl P. Jose ‡,§, Mary Beth Sarnowski¶ ‡ Department of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bohol Island State University, Bohol, Philippines § Central Visayas Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation Program, Research and Development Office, Bohol Island State University, Bohol, Philippines | Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, College of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines ¶ United States Peace Corps Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal Blvd, Pasay, 1300, Metro Manila, Philippines Corresponding author: Wilbert A. Aureo ([email protected]) Academic editor: Anatoliy Khapugin Received: 24 Jun 2020 | Accepted: 25 Sep 2020 | Published: 29 Dec 2020 Citation: Aureo WA, Reyes TD, Mutia FCU, Jose RP, Sarnowski MB (2020) Diversity and composition of plant species in the forest over limestone of Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape, Bohol, Philippines. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e55790. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e55790 Abstract Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape (RSPL), considered the last frontier within the Central Visayas region, is an ideal location for flora and fauna research due to its rich biodiversity. This recent study was conducted to determine the plant species composition and diversity and to select priority areas for conservation to update management strategy. A field survey was carried out in fifteen (15) 20 m x 100 m nested plots established randomly in the forest over limestone of RSPL from July to October 2019. -
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QL 541 .1866 ENT The Journal of Research Lepidoptera Volume 46 2013 ISSN 0022 4324 (PRINT) 2156 5457 (ONLINE) THE LEPIDOPTERA RESEARCH FOUNDATION The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera www.lepidopteraresearchfoundation.org ISSN 0022 4324 (print) 2156 5457 (online) Published by: The Lepidoptera Research Foundation, Inc. 9620 Heather Road Beverly Hills, California 90210-1757 TEL (310) 274 1052 E-mail: Editorial: [email protected] Technical: [email protected] Founder: William Hovanitz (1915-1977) Editorial Staff: Konrad Fiedler, University of Vienna, Editor [email protected] Nancy R. Vannucci, info manager [email protected] Associate Editors: Annette Aiello, Smithsonian Institution [email protected] Joaquin Baixeras, Universitat de Valencia [email protected] Marcelo Duarte, Universidade de Sao Paulo [email protected] Klaus Fischer, University of Greifswald [email protected] Krushnamegh Kunte, Natl. Center for Biol. Sci, India [email protected] Gerardo Lamas, Universidad Mayor de San Marcos [email protected]. pe Rudi Mattoni [email protected] Soren Nylin, Stockholm University [email protected] Naomi Pierce, Harvard University [email protected] Robert Robbins, Smithsonian Institution [email protected] Daniel Rubinoff, University of Hawaii [email protected] Josef Settele, Helmholtz Cntr. for Environ. Research-UFZ [email protected] Arthur M. Shapiro, University of California - Davis [email protected] Felix Sperling, University of Alberta [email protected] Niklas Wahlberg, University of Turku [email protected] Shen Horn Yen, National Sun Yat-Sen University [email protected] Manuscripts and notices material must be sent to the editor, Konrad Fiedler [email protected]. -
Biophytum Sensitivum Linn.) and Its Effect on Sperms
International Journal of Current Research and Review Research Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2021.13722 Review of Viparit lajjalu (Biophytum sensitivum Linn.) and its Effect on Sperms IJCRR 1 2 3 4 Section: Healthcare Dhiraj Zade , Swanand Pathak , Pramod Khobragade , Sonali Wairagade , ISI Impact Factor 5 (2019-20): 1.628 Prafulla Fadanvis IC Value (2019): 90.81 SJIF (2020) = 7.893 1Associate Professor, Department of Dravyaguna, DMAMCH & RC, Nagpur, India; 2Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India; 3Professor, Department of Copyright@IJCRR Dravyaguna, DMAMCH & RC, Nagpur, 4Professor, Department of Kayachikitsa, DMAMCH & RC, Nagpur; 5Associate Professor, Department of Shalyatantra, DMAMCH & RC, Nagpur, India. ABSTRACT Medicinal plants are commonly used by traditional medical practitioners to treat different illnesses in their everyday practices. In various diseases such as stomach ache and burning sensation, inflammation, arthritis, wounds, gonorrhoea, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, asthma, cough, degenerative joint disease, urinary calculus, diabetes, snake bite, Viparit Lajjalu (Biophytum sen- sitivum Linn) of the family Oxalidaceae is one of those used as traditional folk medicine. It is a small, flowering, annual herb with sensitive leaves in the opposite direction. It grows in the warmer parts of India and Nepal and in tropical Africa & Asia. Several ethano-botanical reviews illustrate the same plant’s aphrodisiac activity and sterility activity. An aphrodisiac is a drug or food that activates sexual instinct, induces desire, or enhances sexual enjoyment or efficiency. Key Words: Viparit Lajjalu, Sperm, Vajikaran INTRODUCTION There are so many therapeutic myths on different types of traditional medicine but lacking scientific study on them.6 Folklore herbal medicines are getting more attention now Most of the folklore medicines are given without doing any a day. -
Nazrin Full Phd Thesis (150246576
Maintenance and conservation of Dipterocarp diversity in tropical forests _______________________________________________ Mohammad Nazrin B Abdul Malik A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Faculty of Science Department of Animal and Plant Sciences November 2019 1 i Thesis abstract Many theories and hypotheses have been developed to explain the maintenance of diversity in plant communities, particularly in hyperdiverse tropical forests. Maintenance of the composition and diversity of tropical forests is vital, especially species of high commercial value. I focus on the high value dipterocarp timber species of Malaysia and Borneo as these have been extensive logged owing to increased demands from global timber trade. In this thesis, I explore the drivers of diversity of this group, as well as the determinants of global abundance, conservation and timber value. The most widely supported hypothesis for explaining tropical diversity is the Janzen Connell hypothesis. I experimentally tested the key elements of this, namely density and distance dependence, in two dipterocarp species. The results showed that different species exhibited different density and distance dependence effects. To further test the strength of this hypothesis, I conducted a meta-analysis combining multiple studies across tropical and temperate study sites, and with many species tested. It revealed significant support for the Janzen- Connell predictions in terms of distance and density dependence. Using a phylogenetic comparative approach, I highlight how environmental adaptation affects dipterocarp distribution, and the relationships of plant traits with ecological factors and conservation status. This analysis showed that environmental and ecological factors are related to plant traits and highlights the need for dipterocarp conservation priorities. -
Chapter 6 ENUMERATION
Chapter 6 ENUMERATION . ENUMERATION The spermatophytic plants with their accepted names as per The Plant List [http://www.theplantlist.org/ ], through proper taxonomic treatments of recorded species and infra-specific taxa, collected from Gorumara National Park has been arranged in compliance with the presently accepted APG-III (Chase & Reveal, 2009) system of classification. Further, for better convenience the presentation of each species in the enumeration the genera and species under the families are arranged in alphabetical order. In case of Gymnosperms, four families with their genera and species also arranged in alphabetical order. The following sequence of enumeration is taken into consideration while enumerating each identified plants. (a) Accepted name, (b) Basionym if any, (c) Synonyms if any, (d) Homonym if any, (e) Vernacular name if any, (f) Description, (g) Flowering and fruiting periods, (h) Specimen cited, (i) Local distribution, and (j) General distribution. Each individual taxon is being treated here with the protologue at first along with the author citation and then referring the available important references for overall and/or adjacent floras and taxonomic treatments. Mentioned below is the list of important books, selected scientific journals, papers, newsletters and periodicals those have been referred during the citation of references. Chronicles of literature of reference: Names of the important books referred: Beng. Pl. : Bengal Plants En. Fl .Pl. Nepal : An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal Fasc.Fl.India : Fascicles of Flora of India Fl.Brit.India : The Flora of British India Fl.Bhutan : Flora of Bhutan Fl.E.Him. : Flora of Eastern Himalaya Fl.India : Flora of India Fl Indi. -
Characteristics of Family Pieridae (Lepidoptera) in Tehsil Tangi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Arthropods, 2016, 5(2): 65-76 Article Characteristics of family Pieridae (Lepidoptera) in Tehsil Tangi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Haroon, Farzana Perveen Department of Zoology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University (SBBU), Main Campus, Sheringal, Dir Upper (DU), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan E-mail: [email protected] Received 11 February 2016; Accepted 20 March 2016; Published online 1 June 2016 Abstract The butterflies are the most beautiful and colorful insects of the world. Which attract most of the animals for their food easily available. The present research were conducted at Tehsil Tangi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan during August 2014 to May 2015. The family Pieridae were collected with the help of insects net and naked hands. A total of 8 species and 6 genera were collected, i.e., Common or lemon emigrant, Catopsilia ponoma Fabricius; Mottled emigrant, Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus; Clouded yellow, Colias fieldii Fabricius; Common grass yellow, Eurema hecabe Linnaeus; Eastern pale clouded yellow butterfly, Colias erate Esper; Indian cabbage white, Pieris canidia Sparrman; Indian little orange tip, Colotis etrida Boisduval; Pioneer white or African caper white, Belonias aurota Fabricius. Aims of the present research the characteristics of butterfly fauna from Tehsil Tangi, are helpful in awareness, education and further research. A detail study is required for further exploration of butterflies’ fauna of Tehsil Tangi. Keywords butterfly; characteristics; Tangi; Pieridae. Arthropods ISSN 22244255 URL: http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/onlineversion.asp RSS: http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/rss.xml Email: [email protected] EditorinChief: WenJun Zhang Publisher: International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 1 Introduction The butterflies are the most beautiful and gorgeous insects and have captivated human fancy and imagination through plant life cycle (Borges et al., 2003). -
Butterflies of Delhi with New Additions and an Annotated Checklist from Delhi, India
International Journal of Zoology Studies International Journal of Zoology Studies ISSN: 2455-7269 Impact Factor: RJIF 5.14 www.zoologyjournals.com Volume 2; Issue 6; November 2017; Page No. 04-10 Butterflies of Delhi with new additions and an annotated checklist from Delhi, India 1 Jayita Biswas, 2 Sumit Dookia, 3 M Faisal 1, 2, University School of Environment Management, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, New Delhi, India 3 Biodiversity Park Programme Centre for Environment Management of Degraded Ecosystem University of Delhi, Delhi, India Abstract Delhi, being a national capital faces huge anthropogenic pressure since decades. Ecologically Delhi is nestled between two different types of topology, one is rugged Aravalli hill range and its typical scrub forest, another is the Yamuna River and its fertile alluvial flood plains. This type of topology makes many micro habitat zones in between these two large ecological landscapes. Delhi being a gardened island of greenery in a very extensive semi desert region on one part of Delhi to the semi-flowing River Yamuna on the other side permits an easy and discrete study of sub localities. The present compilation of butterfly fauna is a long term study since 2012 onwards, through various months’ long systematic surveys and review of the existing literature on butterfly of Delhi region. It reports total 115 species of butterfly from Delhi till date. Keywords: lepidoptera, rhopalocera, butterflies, aravalli range, yamuna floodplain, Delhi ridge, Delhi 1. Introduction al. 2007) [1, 23]. Later, it was validated through molecular Butterflies are one of the most fascinating groups of insects phylogenetics (based on homologous DNA sequences) and and have always been a center of attraction to humankind.