Faunal Heritage of Rajasthan, India : General Background and Ecology of Vertebrates /

Faunal Heritage of Rajasthan, India : General Background and Ecology of Vertebrates /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Sharma, B.K. (Editor), Kulshreshtha, Seema. (Editor), Rahmani, Asad R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Subjects:
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Animal ecology.
Nature conservation.
Biodiversity.
Wildlife.
Fish.
Conservation Biology/Ecology.
Animal Ecology.
Nature Conservation.
Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.
Table of Contents:
  • Dedication-1
  • Dedication-2
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Table of Contents
  • Contributors.- Part I: Unveiling the Vivacious Rajasthan
  • The Majestic Rajasthan: An Introduction.- Physiography and Biological Diversity of Rajasthan.- Historical, Socio-cultural and Mythological Aspects of Faunal Conservation in Rajasthan.- An Anthropological Account of Bonhomie and Opprobrium between Communities and Animals in Rajasthan
  • Fossil Records of Rajasthan-. Part II: Faunal Ecology: An Insight-Piscifauna and Herpetofauna.- Ichthyofauna of Rajasthan
  • Chelonian Status and Conservation in Rajasthan
  • Important species of Lizards in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan.- Natural History Observations on the Indian Spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx hardwickii) in the Thar Desert
  • Ophidians of Rajasthan
  • Part III: Faunal Ecology: An Insight-Avifauna
  • Conservation of Bustards with Special Reference to Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps): The State Bird of Rajasthan.- Distribution, Status and Conservation of Lesser Florican Spheotides indica in Rajasthan
  • Status and Distribution of Raptors in Rajasthan
  • White-napped Tit Parus nuchalis - A vulnerable Species in Rajasthan.- Part IV: Faunal Ecology: An Insight-The Mammal Conglomerate
  • Non-human Primates of Rajasthan.- Status of Tiger in Rajasthan.- Status, Distribution and Conservation of Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) in Rajasthan.- Small Cats of Rajasthan.- Major Canids of Rajasthan.- The Status and Conservation of Sloth Bears in Rajasthan.- Chiropteran Fauna of Rajasthan-Taxonomy, Distribution and Status.- Non-Volant Small Mammals of Rajasthan.- Squirrels of Rajasthan with special reference to Elliot's Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista philippensis.-Wild Ungulates in Rajasthan
  • Appendices
  • Glossary
  • Further Reading
  • Index
  • The Book and Its Audience
  • About the Editors.

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