Kumara, HN and Singh, Mewa and Kumar, Shanthala and Sinha, Anindya
(2010)
Distribution, abundance, group size and demography of dark-bellied bonnet macaque Macaca radiata radiata in Karnataka, South India.
Current Science, 99 (5).
pp. 663-667.
ISSN 0011-3891
| Abstract: |
We carried out an extensive survey on bonnet macaques
in the south Indian state of Karnataka over a
period of five years. We travelled 9697 km covering all
districts and recorded the distribution, encounter rate
and demographic features of bonnet macaque groups
on roadsides and villages, temples and several different
forest types, and walked 1736 km in selected Protected
Areas and Reserve Forests. Bonnet macaque
groups were encountered at a rate of 2.11 groups/
100 km in a road survey. Encounter rates were high in
the districts of Chamarajanagar, Shimoga, Bangalore,
Kolar, Kodagu and Mysore. Encounter rates were
higher in wet evergreen forests than in deciduous forests.
Mean group size was highest in human habitations
followed by deciduous forests, roadsides and
evergreen forests. The groups in highly provisioned
places had the highest size compared to medium or
low degree of provisioning. Age–sex ratios were observed
to be the same in all habitat types. We propose
that large-scale surveys of the present type provide
baseline data for long-term management and conservation
of a species. |
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| Keywords: |
Bonnet macaque, demography, distribution, group size, provisioning. |
| Subjects: |
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Conservation Biology |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Date Deposited: |
19 Oct 2011 09:38 |
| Last Modified: |
08 May 2015 09:51 |
| Official URL: |
http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/10sep2010/663.pdf |
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| URI: |
http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/233 |
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