Chelmala Srinivasulu, Bhargavi Srinivasulu

South Asian Mammals (eBook, PDF)

Their Diversity, Distribution, and Status

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Produktbeschreibung

Until now, information on mammals in South Asia has never been brought together on a single platform providing all-inclusive knowledge on the subject. This book is the most up-to-date comprehensive resource on the mammalian diversity of South Asia. It offers information on the diversity, distribution and status of 504 species of terrestrial and aquatic mammals found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This work is unique being the first of its kind that deals with diversity and distribution at the subspecies level. The book is divided in to three chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the subject and takes off from the recent works on mammals at the global level, provides an historical perspective on mammal studies in South Asia and concludes with a note on recent phylogenetic changes at supraordinal levels. Chapter 2 summarizes the information on the diversity of South Asian Mammals, provides analysis by country of mammalian diversity (supported by data in tabular form) dealing with species richness, endemism and possibly occurring species, separate analysis for each country with details on endemic and threatened species, extinct mammals, domestic mammals, and finally the IUCN status of mammals with special emphasis on threatened mammals. Chapter 3 is a comprehensive checklist that provides information on each species, including its scientific name, type details, standardized English name, synonyms, subspecies, distribution and comments on taxonomic status. Country-wise listings and analysis of species richness with emphasis on subspecies distribution Most of the analysis is supported by data in tabular forms for better understanding Notes on extinct and domesticated mammals as well as their IUCN Red List Status with criteria for such status A very comprehensive bibliography that would help readers track down specific literature ¿

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 468
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461434498
• Artikelnr.: 37356311

Autorenporträt

Dr. C. Srinivasulu, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Osmania University, heads the Wildlife Biology and Taxonomy Lab and is the curator of the Natural History Museum of Department of Zoology, Osmania University. He is a naturalist and a trained tetrapod biologist and taxonomist. He graduated from Osmania University, Hyderabad and conducted behavioral studies on captive and semi-captive cervids and their management and conservation perspectives for his doctoral research which he funded through his CSIR Junior and Senior Research Fellowships (JRF and SRF). During his many surveys throughout his doctoral programme he kept observations on bats and found only a handful bat biologist and that was when he decided to study bats and their taxonomy, which he did by procuring a CSIR Research Associate for studying the Fruit Bat ecology and taxonomy. After completion of his RA-ship he was appointed Scientist C in the Biodiversity Parks project at the Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CEMDE), Delhi University, and during his tenure here he worked on the bats of Delhi, Bangladesh and Rajasthan and contributed to a chapter on the Chiropteran fauna of Rajasthan in 'Faunal Heritage of Rajasthan', a book published by Springer, USA (in 2013). He became an Assistant Professor in Zoology at the Department of Zoology, Osmania University in the year 2007, Director, Gardens and Green Belt in 2010 and presently he holds the position of the Coordinator IQAC and Nodal Officer, Statistical Cell, Osmania University.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Part 1 Introduction.- Chapter 1.- Background.- Chapter 2. Mammological Studies in South Asia.- Chapter 3. Recent phylogenetic changes.- Part 2. South Asian Mammals.- Chapter 4. Analysis.- Chapter 5. Extinct Mammals of South Asia.- Chapter 6. Domestic Mammals of South Asia. Chapter 7. Status of Mammals of South Asia.- Part 3 Checklist of South Asian Mammals.- Chapter 9. Arrangement of Checklist.- CHapter 10. Order Proboscidea.- Chapter 11. Order Sirenia.- Chapter 12. Order Scandentia.- Chapter 13. Order Primates. - Chapter 14. Order Rodentia.- Chapter 15. Order Lagomorpha.- Chapter 16. Order Erinaceomorpha.- Chapter 17. Order Soricomorpha.- Chapter 18. Order Chiroptera.- Chapter 19. Order Pholidota.- Chapter 20. Order Carnivora.- Chapter 21. Order Perissodactyla.- Chapter 22. Order Artiodactyla.- Chapter 23.- Order Cetacea.- References.- Appendices.- A. List of Mammals of Afghanistan.- B. List of Mammals of Bangladesh.- C. List of Mammals of Bhutan.-D. List of Mammals of India.- E. List of Mammals of Maldives.- F. List of Mammals of Nepal.- G. List of Mammals of Sri Lanka.- H. Red List status of Mammals of South Asia.- Index.

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Contents
Preface.......................................................................................................................ix
Acknowledgements
...................................................................................................xi
About the Book
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xiii
Author
......................................................................................................................xv
List of Abbreviations and Symbols
........................................................................xvii
Chapter 1 South Asian Mammals: An Updated Checklist
...................................1
Checklist of Mammals of South Asia
..................................................1
Chapter 2 Understanding Scientific Names
........................................................ 33
Parts of Scientific Names
................................................................... 33
Codes of Nomenclature
......................................................................34
Principle of Binomial Nomenclature
.............................................36
Principle of Typification
................................................................ 37
Principle of Priority
.......................................................................37
Principle of Homonymy
................................................................38
Criteria of Availability
.......................................................................38
Synonyms
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Types
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39
Formation of Zoological Names
........................................................40
Analysis of Names
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41
Chapter 3 Generic and Specific Names Explained
.............................................49
Chapter 4 Dictionary of South Asian Mammalian Names
................................225
Appendix I: List of Languages Used in Autochthonous and
Vernacular Names
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Bibliography
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Index
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323

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From the reviews:

"Chelmala Srinivasulu and Bhargavi Srinivasulu (both, Osmania Univ., India) focus on extant and recently extinct mammals from this region. The volume is dominated by the nearly 300-page checklist of 506 species ... . Each species entry includes the original reference, type locality, synonyms, subspecies, distribution, and comments. ... Summing Up: Recommended. ... Graduate students through professionals interested in South Asian mammals." (E. J. Sargis, Choice, Vol. 50 (3), November, 2012)