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Home Books Desert Desert and Arid Zone Ecology of Small Mammals of Desert and Montane Ecosystems

Ecology of Small Mammals of Desert and Montane Ecosystems

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Small mammals (Rodents and Insectivores) constitute 31.18% of total mammal species found in India. In spite of their abundance, this largest group among mammals has received little attention of ecologists. From the geomorphological standpoint Rajasthan offers multiple possibilities. The Aravallis diagonally bisect the state into western arid and eastern semi-arid and mesic zones. The southern and southeastern parts of state have various rock systems. Present book is an endeavour to cover small mammals of the whole state. The book is first of its kind in India, which takes into account habitat preference, food and feeding behaviour, home range, activity pattern, reproductive behaviour, biochemical communication and physiology of small mammals of desert and hilly terrain. It also includes zoogeography of small mammals found in Rajasthan and changes in faunistic composition being brought by canal and tube well irrigation. It is expected that book will be quite useful for students, researchers, and teachers of Ecology and Zoology.

INTRODUCTION

The Thar Desert Ecosystem

The Aravalli Montane Ecosystem

Methodology

ECOLOGICAL CHANGES

SPECIES COMPOSITION AND RELATIVE ABUNDANCE

Desert Biome

Montane Biome

      The Abu Hill

      The Main Aravalli Range

      The Southern Rajasthan

      The Southeastern Rajasthan

Composition of Mammal Communities in Various Rock Formations

Comparison of Species Composition in Two Ecosystems

Northeastern Rajasthan

HABITAT PREFERENCE

Desert Biome

The Abu Hill

The Main Aravalli Range

The Southern Rajasthan

The Southeastern Rajasthan

Discontinuous Distribution

Changes in Species Abundance

Species Diversity Analysis

        Alpha Diversity

        Beta Diversity

Aravalli Range

        Southern Rajasthan

        Southeastern Rajasthan

FOOD

Insectivores

   The Hedgehogs

Examination of stomach contents

Examination of Pellets

    The House Shrew

Rodents

   The Squirrel

   Food in Nature : Stomach Content Study

Indian Gerbil

Indian Desert Gerbil

Unconsumed plants lying near burrow openings

Economic consideration

Seed consumption

    The Cutch Rock Rat

    The Soft-furred Field Rat

    Food in Crop Fields

    Losses Due to Rodents in Crop Fields

    Hoarding

    Bait Preference

    Trophic Categories

BEHAVIOUR

Home Range

The Five-striped Squirrel

The Indian Gerbil

The Desert Gerbil

Activity Pattern

Behaviour of M. hurrianae

Auditory Communication

Fossorial Behaviour

Foot-Thumping or Drumming

Sand Bathing

Scent Marking Behaviour

Exploratory Behaviour

Neophobia and New Object Reaction

Neophobic Behaviour and Food Shyness

Bait Shyness

Mitigation of Poison Aversion and Shyness Behaviour

REPRODUCTION

In the Thar Desert

In the Aravallis

Species Summaries

PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS

Water Balance

Thermoregulation

ZOOGEOGRAPHY

Insectivora

Rodentia

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