NEW RECORDS OF ROTIFERS (ROTIFERA: EUROTATORIA) FROM DEEPOR BEEL - A RAMSAR SITE OF INDIA WITH AN UPDATE ON ITS RICH ROTIFER DIVERSITY.

New records of rotifers (Rotifera: Eurotatoria) from Deepor Beel - a Ramsar site of India with an update on its rich rotifer diversity.

Plankton samples collected from Deepor Beel (a nutella christmas ornament Ramsar site), during July 2011 to June 2013, revealed 155 species of Rotifera, belonging to 35 genera and 20 families.Of these, 16 species belonging to eight genera and seven families are new records to the rotifer fauna of this wetland of northeast India.Our observations rai

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Advanced methods of practical training of intervention and rescue personnel in toxic / explosive / flammable environments

In the activity of intervention and rescue, practical training has the primary role, thereby making it possible for rescuers to be permanently prepared to intervene in case of major incidents, accidents or events.In addition to classic training methods, namely training carried out in installations within production platforms, equipment endowment of

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Social signaling via bioluminescent blinks determines nearest neighbor distance in schools of flashlight fish Anomalops katoptron

Abstract The schooling flashlight fish Anomalops katoptron can be found at dark nights at the water surface in the Indo-Pacific.Schools are characterized by bioluminescent blink patterns of sub-ocular light organs densely-packed 70 x 70 tablecloth with bioluminescent, symbiotic bacteria.Here we analyzed how blink patterns of A.katoptron are used in

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