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Food Habits of Mammalian Predators in Periyar Tiger Reserve, South India


     

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This study has identified new prey species of the major mammalian predators in Periyar Tiger Reserve; Nilgiri Langur, Elephant and Varanus for Tiger and Flying Squirrel for Leopard. The proportion of different prey species taken by these predators is also interesting.
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K. K. Srivastava

A. K. Bhardwaj

C. J. Abraham

V. J. Zacharias


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This study has identified new prey species of the major mammalian predators in Periyar Tiger Reserve; Nilgiri Langur, Elephant and Varanus for Tiger and Flying Squirrel for Leopard. The proportion of different prey species taken by these predators is also interesting.