干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): An insight into population structure and seasonal herd pattern of blackbuck Antilope cervicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Bovidae) in semi-arid region of western Haryana, India

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DOI	10.1007/s42965-023-00312-x
	An insight into population structure and seasonal herd pattern of blackbuck Antilope cervicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Bovidae) in semi-arid region of western Haryana, India
	Delu, Vikram; Singh, Dharambir; Dookia, Sumit; Godara, Avinash; Karwasra, Vinod
通讯作者	Delu, V
来源期刊	TROPICAL ECOLOGY
ISSN	0564-3295
EISSN	2661-8982
出版年	2024
卷号	65 期号:1 页码:92-102
英文摘要	The population structure and herd pattern of the blackbucks were investigated in a semi-arid area of village Badopal, Fatehabad, Haryana, which is surrounded by human settlements and agricultural intensification. Fortnightly, 25 field visits were conducted from September 2019 to August 2020 during four different season(s) and data was recorded by Scan sampling and line transect method in morning and evening hours. Total of 1900 individuals were screened which were divided into six herd categories with six age groups of both sexes. The adult male to adult female ratio during study period was recorded 25.02 with maximum 51.10% contribution in the population from adult females. Out of the total 133 groups screened, maximum 45 groups were sighted in autumn and minimum 14 in summer and overall annual group mean was 14.54 & PLUSMN; 2.43 with a mean crowding of 26.39. Out of the total six herd categories sighted at the site, maximum number was 42 for harem herd (HH = 42) and minimum was 9 for female herd (FH = 9) and the species exhibited partial social organization because both herd and solitary animals were observed. On the basis of seasonal and annual means, the DMRT test revealed that the size of harem herd (HH) was statistically maximum (P < 0.05) among all other categories. It is practically difficult to make a species-specific efficient conservation plan without regular monitoring of population size and knowledge of a species' sociality. Present study provide an insight of population structure and social behavior of blackbuck among a human dominating landscape, therefore, it can be implemented for long term habitat management of this isolated fragmented population and many such small populations throughout the western Haryana.
英文关键词	Badopal Blackbuck Habitat Herd Population
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001026703400001
WOS关键词	CETARTIODACTYLA BOVIDAE ; GROUP-SIZE ; BEHAVIOR ; CONSERVATION ; HABITAT
WOS类目	Ecology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/405823
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Delu, Vikram,Singh, Dharambir,Dookia, Sumit,et al. An insight into population structure and seasonal herd pattern of blackbuck Antilope cervicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Bovidae) in semi-arid region of western Haryana, India[J],2024,65(1):92-102.
APA	Delu, Vikram,Singh, Dharambir,Dookia, Sumit,Godara, Avinash,&Karwasra, Vinod.(2024).An insight into population structure and seasonal herd pattern of blackbuck Antilope cervicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Bovidae) in semi-arid region of western Haryana, India.TROPICAL ECOLOGY,65(1),92-102.
MLA	Delu, Vikram,et al."An insight into population structure and seasonal herd pattern of blackbuck Antilope cervicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Bovidae) in semi-arid region of western Haryana, India".TROPICAL ECOLOGY 65.1(2024):92-102.