An inventory of the chiropteran fauna of Himachal Pradesh, northwestern India with some ecological observations

An inventory of the chiropteran fauna of Himachal Pradesh, northwestern India with some ecological observations

A chiropteran inventory of Himachal Pradesh, northwestern India is presented. Based on field observation and the study of museum collections and published literature, the occurrence of 28 species within 14 genera and five families is affirmed. The study also provides observations on ecology and bi...

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Main Authors: U. Saikia, M.L. Thakur, M. Bawri, P.C. Bhattacherjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2011-04-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/673
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spelling doaj-cd34d95ea252436fbed4d9e12c1d18732020-11-25T03:00:01ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072011-04-01341637165510.11609/JoTT.o2409.1637-55659An inventory of the chiropteran fauna of Himachal Pradesh, northwestern India with some ecological observationsU. SaikiaM.L. ThakurM. BawriP.C. BhattacherjeeA chiropteran inventory of Himachal Pradesh, northwestern India is presented. Based on field observation and the study of museum collections and published literature, the occurrence of 28 species within 14 genera and five families is affirmed. The study also provides observations on ecology and biology of selected species, and ecological, zoogeographical and conservation aspects of the chiropteran fauna of Himachal Pradesh are also discussed. Considering the lack of studies on the bat fauna of Himachal Pradesh, it is expected that systematic and intensive field surveys will refine significantly our knowledge of diversity and distribution of Chiroptera in the state.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/673
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author U. Saikia
M.L. Thakur
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M.L. Thakur
M. Bawri
P.C. Bhattacherjee
An inventory of the chiropteran fauna of Himachal Pradesh, northwestern India with some ecological observations
Journal of Threatened Taxa
author_facet U. Saikia
M.L. Thakur
M. Bawri
P.C. Bhattacherjee
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title An inventory of the chiropteran fauna of Himachal Pradesh, northwestern India with some ecological observations
title_short An inventory of the chiropteran fauna of Himachal Pradesh, northwestern India with some ecological observations
title_full An inventory of the chiropteran fauna of Himachal Pradesh, northwestern India with some ecological observations
title_fullStr An inventory of the chiropteran fauna of Himachal Pradesh, northwestern India with some ecological observations
title_full_unstemmed An inventory of the chiropteran fauna of Himachal Pradesh, northwestern India with some ecological observations
title_sort inventory of the chiropteran fauna of himachal pradesh, northwestern india with some ecological observations
publisher Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series Journal of Threatened Taxa
issn 0974-7893
0974-7907
publishDate 2011-04-01
description A chiropteran inventory of Himachal Pradesh, northwestern India is presented. Based on field observation and the study of museum collections and published literature, the occurrence of 28 species within 14 genera and five families is affirmed. The study also provides observations on ecology and biology of selected species, and ecological, zoogeographical and conservation aspects of the chiropteran fauna of Himachal Pradesh are also discussed. Considering the lack of studies on the bat fauna of Himachal Pradesh, it is expected that systematic and intensive field surveys will refine significantly our knowledge of diversity and distribution of Chiroptera in the state.
url http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/673
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