Overview
Addresses the needs of professional and amateur taxonomists
on the subject of ascidians
Provides up-to-date information and the most recent research
results in the field of ascidian taxonomy
Presents an overview of ascidians in addition to both the taxonomy and distribution of ascidians along India’s southern coast
Opens a new arena in the field of ascidians for budding scientists and other marine researchers
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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General Account on Ascidians
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Ascidians of Southern Indian Waters
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book addresses the needs of professional and amateur taxonomists on the subject of ascidians in Asia. This is the first book of its kind and features color illustrations done by the authors in Asia. This book provides a brief overview of ascidians in addition to both the taxonomy and distribution of ascidians along India’s southern coast. It also opens a new arena for marine researchers in the field of ascidians in Asia. This book is the outcome of the authors’ 15 years of research experience in the field of ascidians, making it very helpful for researchers, coastal planners, port authorities and the proper management of coastal thermal plants and atomic power plants.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr. H. Abdul Jaffar Ali is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Islamiah College (Autonomous), Vaniyambadi, Tamilnadu, India which is very renowned rural based educational institute with appreciable heritage. He has experience of 15 years of both teaching and research. As a research scientist, he has published 30 research articles at National and International level. He has contributed one chapter each in books published by international publishers Taylor & Francis and Lambert. He has guided more than 15 projects at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Currently he is doing “DNA barcoding of ascidians of India“ with the financial support of Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Dr.
M. Tamilselvi M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., is working as Associate Professor of
Zoology in V. V. Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu,
India. She has about 20 years of teaching experience of UG classes and
specialized in the field of Taxonomy, diversity, ecology and nutritional
aspects of marine ascidian / tunicate fauna. She has authored three books for
the benefit of student community as well as the Tamils’ community. She has
published a dozen of research articles in various journals of international
repute and presented the research work at national level Conferences. She has
successfully completed two Minor Research Projects entitled “Analysing the food
value of Ascidians” and “Feed formulation from exotic Ascidians Didemnum psammathodes and Herdmania pallida” financially supported
by University Grants Commission, Hyderabad and still marching in the same
field.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ascidians in Coastal Water
Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive Inventory of Ascidian Fauna from the Indian Coast
Authors: H. Abdul Jaffar Ali, M. Tamilselvi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29118-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-29117-8Published: 16 March 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80493-4Published: 17 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-29118-5Published: 08 March 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 157
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 39 illustrations in colour
Topics: Animal Ecology, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Ecosystems, Animal Physiology, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology