Radhakrishna, Sindhu and Kumara, HN
(2010)
Behavioural variation in the Mysore slender
loris Loris lydekkerianus lydekkerianus.
Current Science, 99 (6).
pp. 1226-1232.
ISSN 00113891
| Abstract: |
The Mysore slender loris, Loris lydekkerianus lydekkerianus
is a nocturnal strepsirrhine primate endemic
to India. As with other lorisine species, there have
been few studies on this taxon and much still remains
unknown about it. During a 21-month study on a
Mysore slender loris population in Tamil Nadu, southern
India, we collected data on the ecology and behaviour
of 32 identified individuals. Certain aspects of
diet and social behaviour of lorises in this population
vary from what is already known for the Mysore
slender loris in another part of southern India, offering
a new perspective into behavioural variations in
this taxon. Evidence for behavioural variation in the
Mysore slender loris is significant for two reasons –
one, there are few instances of clearly documented
intraspecific variation in wild nocturnal primate species
and two, this flexibility, it would appear, allows
the Mysore slender loris to inhabit and survive in
degraded and disturbed habitats across southern
India, an adaptability that is thus critically linked to
its conservation status. |
| Item Type: |
Journal Paper
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| Keywords: |
Behavioural variation, conservation, habitat
loss, Mysore slender loris. |
| Subjects: |
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Animal Behaviour |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Date Deposited: |
07 Dec 2010 05:07 |
| Last Modified: |
08 May 2015 09:42 |
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| Funders: |
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India |
| Projects: |
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| DOI: |
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| URI: |
http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/156 |
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