RECORD OF IRIDESCENT SHARK CATFISH PANGASIANODON HYPOPHTHALMUS SAUVAGE, 1878 (SILURIFORMES: PANGASIIDAE) FROM MADAMPA-LAKE IN SOUTHWEST SRI LANKA

Record of Iridescent shark catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus Sauvage, 1878 (Siluriformes: Pangasiidae) from Madampa-Lake in Southwest Sri Lanka

An Dining Room Tables exotic catfish was recorded at Madampa Lake in Southwest coastal zone of Sri Lanka during an ichthyofaunal survey carried out from 1st of April 2009 to 20th August 2010.The species is identified as Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, which has been described as a potentially problematic species on native fishes in some neighbouring c

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Soil and Water Conservation Effects of Contour Reverse Slope Terraces on Red Clay Sloping Farmland against Short and Heavy Rainfall

To explore the effect and applicability of contour reverse slope terraces in water and Splatter Guard soil conservation of karstic red clay soil area in northern Guangxi, rainfall simulation experiments were conducted on bare red clay soil slopes laid with contour reverse slope terraces to find the erosion pattern in response to different rainfall

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Standard metabolic rate is associated with gestation duration, but not clutch size, in speckled cockroaches Nauphoeta cinerea

Summary Metabolic rate varies significantly between individuals, and these differences persist even when the wide range of biotic and abiotic factors that influence metabolism are accounted for.It is important to understand the life history implications of variation in metabolic rate, but they remain poorly characterised despite a growing body of D

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