STATUS, DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT USE BY MUGGER CROCODILE (CROCODYLUS PALUSTRIS) IN AND AROUND KOSHI TAPPU WILDLIFE RESERVE, NEPAL

Status, distribution and habitat use by Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) in and around Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal

Mugger crocodile is found in various locations of Nepal, Heart Shaped Acrylic Plaque ranging from Eastern to Western lowlands, and is also a resident crocodilian of the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (KTWR).Fewer studies have been carried out on the status and distribution of this crocodilian with limited information on its habitat characteristics.Th

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Not the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Queen, but the Drone Determines the Termination of the Nuptial Flight and the Onset of Oviposition - The Polemics, Abnegations, Corrections and Supplements

This paper emphasizes the topics concerning honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) mating biology, which have not been described in the recently published book of Koeniger et al.(2014).At the beginning of natural mating, the drone becomes paralyzed.However, the muscles in the abdomen continuously contract shrinking the abdomen till mating has ended and the

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