Winter food habits of the Golden Jackal Canis aureus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae) in Patna Bird Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, India
| Autor: | Narendra Mohan, Jamal A. Khan, Khursid A. Khan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
Veterinary medicine biology Ecology Range (biology) 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Foraging Management Monitoring Policy and Law biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Predation Canis Habitat Jackal biology.animal Egret Canis aureus Animal Science and Zoology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Threatened Taxa. 9:10656 |
| ISSN: | 0974-7907 0974-7893 |
| DOI: | 10.11609/jott.3301.9.9.10656-10661 |
| Popis: | Golden Jackal (Canis aurius indicus) survives in a wide range of environment. Its foraging adaptation varies according to quality and abundance of food sources. The food habits also fluctuate according to season and habitat. This study investigated the diet composition of Golden Jackal using scat analysis method collected between November 2012 and April 2013 from Patna Bird Sanctuary (PBS), Uttar Pradesh, India. A total of 83 scats of Golden Jackal were collected and analysed. Sixteen food items were identified in Golden Jackal scats. Birds contributed maximum (ca. 38.92%) in Golden Jackal diet followed by rodents (ca. 12.14%), insects (ca. 8.92%), reptile (ca. 8.57%), vegetative matter (ca. 13.56%), rufous-tailed hare (ca. 6.07%), cattle (ca. 2.5%), squirrel (ca.1.42%), nilgai (ca.1.07%) and common palm civet (ca. 0.71 %). However (ca. 6.07 %) of prey items could not identified in Golden Jackal scats. Out of (ca. 38.92%) in bird’s contribution egret alone contributed about (ca.20.35%) in Golden Jackal diet followed by gargeny (ca. 8.93%), greater caucal (ca. 5.71%), babbler (ca.1.07%) and (ca. 2.85%) remains of birds were could not identified as per species level. This study is conducted to find out food habits of Golden Jackal and its impact on bird community structure. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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