The present volume of the book series âEUR?Perspectives in Animal Ecology and
Reproduction-Vol. 8âEUR? is an excellent compilation of twenty four research as
well as review communications, lucidly written by stalwarts from various
research institutions and universities. The authors have tried to analyse the
ecological spectra vis--vis breeding strategies adopted by diverse group of
animals in nature and under controlled conditions, some of which are as given
below: (A) Sodium fluoride induced toxicity in the eggs and larvae of Drosophila
melanogaster; (B) Does predation affect the life style of freshwater copepoda?
(C) Body metric variation in populations of the giant African snail, Achatina
fulica (Bowdich) from two different