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- Title
Population Estimates, Habitat Preference and the Diet of Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) in Potohar Plateau, Pakistan.
- Authors
Mahmood, Tariq; Hussain, Iftikhar; Nadeem, Muhammad Sajid
- Abstract
The article discusses a study which aimed to collect information regarding the population, habitat preference and diet of small Indian mongoose at six differentstudy sites covering wild areas in Potohar Plateau, Pakistan. In this study, indirect methods of burrow counts and finding footprints in the activity areas were used to estimate the population of the species. Results show that the preferred habitat of the species were those located in the vicinity of human habituation and some poultry farms.
- Subjects
POTWAR Plateau (Pakistan); PAKISTAN; ZOOLOGICAL research; ANIMAL population density; ANIMAL population estimates; HERPESTES javanicus; HABITAT selection; ANIMAL feeding behavior
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 2011, Vol 43, Issue 1, p103
- ISSN
0030-9923
- Publication type
Article