Papers by Shyamkant Talmale
Journal of Threatened Taxa , 2017
Studies on mammalian fauna from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands have been done by various researche... more Studies on mammalian fauna from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands have been done by various researchers but meager information is available on rodent fauna from these Islands. Morphometric and cranial details of fresh specimens of one of the rodent species, Rattus andamanensis (Blyth, 1860) of family Muridae, collected from its type locality in southern Andamans has been reported in the present paper. Morphological variations within the population are discussed. Observations on in-captivity-development of the young ones of the species in the laboratory are also recorded.
S h o r t C om m u n fi c a t fi o n O d o n a t a (I n s e c t a) d fi v e r s fi t y o f s o u ... more S h o r t C om m u n fi c a t fi o n O d o n a t a (I n s e c t a) d fi v e r s fi t y o f s o u t h e r n G u j a r a t , I n d fi a
LC Pseudagrion microcephalum species reported in an earlier survey were not encountered during th... more LC Pseudagrion microcephalum species reported in an earlier survey were not encountered during this study. Seven species namely, Copera marginipes, Pseudagrion microcephalum, Anaciaeschna jaspidea, Anax immaculifrons, Epophthalmia vittata, Brachydiplax sobrina, Tramea basilaris burmeisteri are being recorded for the first time from Gujarat State. Hence, now the checklist of the odonates of Gujarat is raised to 65 species. Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 September 2015 | 7(11): 7805-7811 Odonates of central Gujarat Rohmare et al. © B.M. Parasharya © B.M. Parasharya © B.M. Parasharya © Darshana M. Rathod © Darshana M. Rathod © Darshana M. Rathod © Darshana M. Rathod © Darshana M. Rathod Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 September 2015 | 7(11): 7805-7811 Odonates of central Gujarat Rohmare et al.
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2013
The fishes are one of the most important vertebrate, provided rich protein sources for human and ... more The fishes are one of the most important vertebrate, provided rich protein sources for human and several animals and important elements in the economy of many countries. Fish diversity of river essentially represents the fish faunal diversity and their abundance. Rivers conserve a rich variety of fish species which supports the commercial fisheries. The country is rich in diversity of such important group of animals. Keeping in the view, the diversity of fish fauna of the Gour River in Jabalpur District, Madhya Pradesh, Central India has been studied from the period April 2010 to March 2011. The aim of the study was to explore the fish fauna of Gour River. In the course of investigation, three sampling spots were selected viz. Saliwara Village, Near Gour Bridge and Near TFRI Campus, Jabalpur. The total 33 fish species were recorded under 5 orders and 10 families. 16 species of Cypriniformes, 7 species of Siluriformes, 3 species of Synbranchiformes, 6 species of Perciformes and 1 species of Beloniformes have been recorded. The Cyprinidae family is dominant followed by Channidae and Bagriidae. Recently, the Tor tor fish species commonly called 'Mahasheer" has been declared state Fish of Madhya Pradesh. The over fishing and pollution are the major threat for fish diversity of the Gour River.
A survey of water bodies of the Vidarbha region of central India was conducted during 2006-2012. ... more A survey of water bodies of the Vidarbha region of central India was conducted during 2006-2012. A total of 82 spp. were recorded. The study adds 13 new spp. for the Vidarbha region and 6 spp. for Maharashtra state. Of the total, 23 spp. were abundant or very common, 26 were common, 24 rare and 9 very rare. The study shows that ecological disturbances in Vidarbha due to industrial and human activities are a threat to the odon. fauna. Mortonagrion varralli and Copera ciliata, which were recorded by earlier workers in this region, were not found during this survey. However, protected small and big water bodies used for agriculture and domestic usage provide valuable habitat for Odonata.
The diet of the Barn Owl Tyto alba and the Spotted Owlet Athene brama were studied in an urban ha... more The diet of the Barn Owl Tyto alba and the Spotted Owlet Athene brama were studied in an urban habitat of Yavatmal city, Maharashtra, India, during June to October 2013. Regurgitated pellets of these two owl species were analysed to understand their dietary composition. The diet of the Barn Owl mainly comprised small mammals such as Suncus murinus (61.53%) and Mus Booduga grey (23.07%), while the diet of the Spotted Owlet comprised mostly insects like Coleoptera (87.47%) and Mus booduga (35%). Food niche overlap between the Barn Owl and the Spotted Owlet in overall diet as indicated by Piankas index was found to be 0.131.
Zoo’s Print, 30(8) : 15-16., Aug 29, 2015
Zoo’s Print, 30(8) : 5-6, Aug 29, 2015
Bionotes 16 (2) : 52-56., Jun 2014
International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences 4 (2) : 188-192., Apr 2014
The diet of the Barn Owl Tyto alba and the Spotted Owlet Athene brama were studied in an urban ha... more The diet of the Barn Owl Tyto alba and the Spotted Owlet Athene brama were studied in an urban habitat of Yavatmal city, Maharashtra, India, during June to October 2013. Regurgitated pellets of these two owl species were analysed to understand their dietary composition. The diet of the Barn Owl mainly comprised small mammals such as Suncus murinus (61.53%) and Mus Booduga grey (23.07%), while the diet of the Spotted Owlet comprised mostly insects like Coleoptera (87.47%) and Mus booduga (35%). Food niche overlap between the Barn Owl and the Spotted Owlet in overall diet as indicated by Piankas index was found to be 0.131.
Rec. zool. Surv. India : 113(Part-2): 189-191., 2013
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