Indian Hotspots : Vertebrate Faunal Diversity, Conservation and Management, Volume 1

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
 Biodiversity Hotspots in India  (Krishnamoorthy Venkataraman, Chandrakasan Sivaperuman)....Pages 1-27
 Endemic, Endangered and Threatened Vertebrates in the Indian Hotspots  (Chandrakasan Sivaperuman, Krishnamoorthy Venkataraman, Anil Kumar)....Pages 29-56
 Diversity and Conservation of Chiropteran Fauna  (Vadamalai Elangovan, Virendra Mathur, Mukesh Kumar, Yuvana Satya Priya)....Pages 57-87
 An Overview of the Vertebrate Diversity of Sriharikota (India’s Spaceport), Southern India: Conservation Perspectives  (J. Patrick David, Ranjit Manakadan, S. Sivakumar)....Pages 89-109
 Group Size and Composition of Gaur (Bos gaurus gaurus) in Relation to Environmental Factors in Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats  (S. M. Vairavel, P. S. Easa)....Pages 111-126
 Diversity, Distribution and Conservation of Freshwater Fishes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands  (P. T. Rajan, P. Vijay, Jayasimhan Praveenraj)....Pages 127-137
 Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans), Not a “Nutcracker”: A Study from Kole Wetlands of Thrissur, Kerala  (P. Greeshma, E. A. Jayson)....Pages 139-149
 Avifauna of North West Himalaya  (Anil Kumar)....Pages 151-194
 Chiropteran Faunal Diversity in the Tropical Forest Ecosystem of Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve  (Juliet Vanitharani)....Pages 195-208
 Diversity of Bat Fauna in States of Northeast and Around Western Ghats of India with Reference to Its Conservation  (Vishakha Korad)....Pages 209-227
 Status and Distribution of Grizzled Giant Squirrel in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India  (A. Veeramani, M. Balasubramanian, Sanjayankumar, John Mathew)....Pages 229-240
 Habitat Use of Nilgiri Tahr Nilgiritragus hylocrius in Western Ghats, India  (J. Pandiyan, M. Sandeep, A. Desai)....Pages 241-250
 Biology, Ecology, and Conservation of Golden Langur, Trachypithecus geei  (Debahutee Roy, Rajarathinavelu Nagarajan)....Pages 251-283
 Why Are Lion-Tailed Macaques Rare?  (R. Krishnamani, Ajith Kumar)....Pages 285-294
 Ranging and Spacing Behaviour of Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus Linnaeus) in the Tropical Forests of Southern India  (Nagarajan Baskaran, R. Kanakasabai, Ajay A. Desai)....Pages 295-315
 The Role of Elephants in the Forest Ecosystem and Its Conservation Problems in Southern India  (Balasundaram Ramakrishnan, M. Ilakkia, S. Karthick, A. Veeramani)....Pages 317-343
 Influence of Ranging and Hierarchy on the Habitat Use Pattern by Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) in the Tropical Forests of Southern India  (Nagarajan Baskaran, R. Kanakasabai, Ajay A. Desai)....Pages 345-358
 Human-Elephant (Elephas maximus) Conflict in Southern India: Spatial Movement Pattern of Asian Elephants Outside Reserved Forests of Coimbatore Forest Division  (Kalyanasundaram Ramkumar, Balasundaram Ramakrishnan, R. Saravanamuthu)....Pages 359-376
 Statistical Techniques for Estimating the Abundance of Asiatic Elephants Based on Dung Piles  (M. Sivaram, K. K. Ramachandran, E. A. Jayson, P. V. Nair)....Pages 377-397