Original Research Article I Volume 3 I Issue 4 I 2017
Food spectrum of Chital and Sambar in Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, Warangal, Telanagana State, India
Bapu Rao M, Narayana E, Vikram Reddy M
The American Journal of Science and Medical Research; 3(4); 5-9
DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.17812/ajsmr3402
Abstract:
An inventory of the food spectrum of Chital and Sambar at Eturnagaram wildlife sanctuary in Telangana State (India) was made through a three year study with an aim to explore the diet composition, preferable food plants and variation in plants composition by micro-histological analysis of fecal samples and freshly browsed plant species and their parts. Field and fecal observations revealed that Chital and Sambar consume a total of 56 and 54 plant species respectively. Sixty-seven food plants of Chital and Sambar were spread over into 23 families. Food plants of Chital and Sambar are 35 species of trees, 4 species of shrubs, 4 species of herbs and apart from 3 species of monocots and revised 21 species of grasses. Chital and Sambar were seen distribution in good numbers in the riparian vegetation areas and meadows of the sanctuary where the availability of fodder plants were available sufficiently.
Keywords:
Chital, Food habits, Micro-histological analysis, Sambar, Wildlife sanctuary
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Article Dates:
Received: 22 November 2017 ; Accepted: 29 December 2017 ; Published: 30 December 2017
How To Cite:
http://dx.doi.org/10.17812/ajsmr3402 Received : 22 November, 2017 Accepted; 29 December, 2017 Available online : 30 December, 2017
