Population monitoring and annual population fluctuation of migratory and resident species of vultures in and around Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Vultures are important scavengers that play a vital role in clearing animal carcasses and municipal dumps. In the past decade, a sharp decline has been observed in vulture population. For the present work, Jodhpur district of Thar Desert, India, the natural habitat of resident and migratory species...

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Main Author: Ramprakash Saran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X17300675