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Volume 65, Issue 2, December 2023

Articles

Wild caryopsis preferences of Indian Silverbill (Euodice malabarica) in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v65/2023/173213

Published 2023-12-01

  • Ravi Kiran Arigela
    • ,
  • Tarun Kathula
    • ,
  • Rajeev Kumar Singh
    • ,
  • K. Prasad
    • ,
  • Dheeren Panwar
    • ,
  • Nagaraju Siddabathula

Ravi Kiran Arigela
Botanical Survey of India, Arid Zone Regional Centre, AIIMS Road, Jodhpur - 342014, Rajasthan

Tarun Kathula
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Integrated Regional Office, Aranya Bhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad, Telangana-500004

Rajeev Kumar Singh
Botanical Survey of India, Arid Zone Regional Centre, AIIMS Road, Jodhpur - 342014, Rajasthan

K. Prasad
Deaprtment of Botany, Sri Venketeswara College, University of Delhi, Dhaulahuan, Delhi-110021

Dheeren Panwar
Deaprtment of Botany, S.B.K Government P G College, Jaisalmer-345001, Rajasthan

Nagaraju Siddabathula
Botanical Survey of India, Headquarters, CGO Complex, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700 064, West Bengal

Abstract

The caryopses of wild grasses consumed by the Indian Silverbill bird are documented in Jodhpur district. A total of 32 species of grasses are identified as life supporting plants for Indian Silverbill.

Keywords

Bird, Millets, Wildlife.

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