Observations on the Nilgiri Marten Martes gwatkinsii (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Pampadum Shola National Park, the southern Western Ghats, India
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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3446.10.1.11226-11230Keywords:
Basking and allo-grooming, food and feeding, Kerala, Idukki, mustelid, social behavior, time activity pattern, vocalization.Abstract
We present herewith some natural history information such as social behavior, aggressive behavior, vocalization, food and feeing, basking and allo-grooming, time activity pattern etc. on the Nilgiri Marten Martes gwatkinsii, the endemic and threatened mustelid of Western Ghats. The conservation recommendations were also suggested for the long-term conservation of the Nilgiri Marten.
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