Author: Robert Armitage Sterndale
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon" by Robert Armitage Sterndale. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
Author: Robert Armitage Sterndale
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon" by Robert Armitage Sterndale. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon" by Robert Armitage Sterndale. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
Author: Robert Armitage Sterndale
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
South Asian Mammals
Author: Chelmala Srinivasulu
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461434491
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Until now, information on mammals in South Asia has never been brought together on a single platform providing all‐inclusive knowledge on the subject. This book is the most up‐to‐date comprehensive resource on the mammalian diversity of South Asia. It offers information on the diversity, distribution and status of 504 species of terrestrial and aquatic mammals found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This work is unique being the first of its kind that deals with diversity and distribution at the subspecies level. The book is divided in to three chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the subject and takes off from the recent works on mammals at the global level, provides an historical perspective on mammal studies in South Asia and concludes with a note on recent phylogenetic changes at supraordinal levels. Chapter 2 summarizes the information on the diversity of South Asian Mammals, provides analysis by country of mammalian diversity (supported by data in tabular form) dealing with species richness, endemism and possibly occurring species, separate analysis for each country with details on endemic and threatened species, extinct mammals, domestic mammals, and finally the IUCN status of mammals with special emphasis on threatened mammals. Chapter 3 is a comprehensive checklist that provides information on each species, including its scientific name, type details, standardized English name, synonyms, subspecies, distribution and comments on taxonomic status. Country‐wise listings and analysis of species richness with emphasis on subspecies distribution Most of the analysis is supported by data in tabular forms for better understanding Notes on extinct and domesticated mammals as well as their IUCN Red List Status with criteria for such status A very comprehensive bibliography that would help readers track down specific literature
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461434491
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Until now, information on mammals in South Asia has never been brought together on a single platform providing all‐inclusive knowledge on the subject. This book is the most up‐to‐date comprehensive resource on the mammalian diversity of South Asia. It offers information on the diversity, distribution and status of 504 species of terrestrial and aquatic mammals found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This work is unique being the first of its kind that deals with diversity and distribution at the subspecies level. The book is divided in to three chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the subject and takes off from the recent works on mammals at the global level, provides an historical perspective on mammal studies in South Asia and concludes with a note on recent phylogenetic changes at supraordinal levels. Chapter 2 summarizes the information on the diversity of South Asian Mammals, provides analysis by country of mammalian diversity (supported by data in tabular form) dealing with species richness, endemism and possibly occurring species, separate analysis for each country with details on endemic and threatened species, extinct mammals, domestic mammals, and finally the IUCN status of mammals with special emphasis on threatened mammals. Chapter 3 is a comprehensive checklist that provides information on each species, including its scientific name, type details, standardized English name, synonyms, subspecies, distribution and comments on taxonomic status. Country‐wise listings and analysis of species richness with emphasis on subspecies distribution Most of the analysis is supported by data in tabular forms for better understanding Notes on extinct and domesticated mammals as well as their IUCN Red List Status with criteria for such status A very comprehensive bibliography that would help readers track down specific literature
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon
Author: Sir James Emerson Tennent
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asiatic elephant
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asiatic elephant
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Mega Mammals in Ancient India
Author: Shibani Bose
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199099871
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Since antiquity, big mammals have inspired fear as well as fantasy among humans. Not only do megafauna pervade the domains of religion, art, literature, and folklore, it is also now widely acknowledged that they can serve as important, if not always adequate, indices of environmental quality. In this book, Shibani Bose looks into eras bygone in order to chronicle the journeys of three mega mammals, the rhinoceros, elephant, and tiger, across millennia in early north India. Carefully sifting through archaeological evidence and literary records in Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, and classical Western accounts, Bose documents the presence of these big mammals in diverse cultural contexts, from hunter-gatherer societies to the first urban civilization of India and beyond. This work aims to reconstruct human interactions with these mega species through time while trying to understand the larger ecology of ancient India. This book is especially well-timed as the conservation of our megafaunal heritage is a major concern for biologists, ecologists, and conservationists. It underlines the need to historicize human interactions with these mega mammals with the contention that awareness regarding their past is critical for their future.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199099871
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Since antiquity, big mammals have inspired fear as well as fantasy among humans. Not only do megafauna pervade the domains of religion, art, literature, and folklore, it is also now widely acknowledged that they can serve as important, if not always adequate, indices of environmental quality. In this book, Shibani Bose looks into eras bygone in order to chronicle the journeys of three mega mammals, the rhinoceros, elephant, and tiger, across millennia in early north India. Carefully sifting through archaeological evidence and literary records in Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, and classical Western accounts, Bose documents the presence of these big mammals in diverse cultural contexts, from hunter-gatherer societies to the first urban civilization of India and beyond. This work aims to reconstruct human interactions with these mega species through time while trying to understand the larger ecology of ancient India. This book is especially well-timed as the conservation of our megafaunal heritage is a major concern for biologists, ecologists, and conservationists. It underlines the need to historicize human interactions with these mega mammals with the contention that awareness regarding their past is critical for their future.
The Indian Forester
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Early Writings on India
Author: H.K. Kaul
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351867172
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
This book, first published in 1975, is a comprehensive list of all the books on India, written in English before 1900. It is an invaluable reference source on India of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Apart from the work of professional writers, there are the writings of a cross-section of society from soldiers to scientists. We find dictionaries of obscure dialects written by government officials, descriptions of their travels by visiting clerics, homely details of everyday life by housewives, as well as technical and scientific works written by scholars.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351867172
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
This book, first published in 1975, is a comprehensive list of all the books on India, written in English before 1900. It is an invaluable reference source on India of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Apart from the work of professional writers, there are the writings of a cross-section of society from soldiers to scientists. We find dictionaries of obscure dialects written by government officials, descriptions of their travels by visiting clerics, homely details of everyday life by housewives, as well as technical and scientific works written by scholars.
A Field Guide to Indian Mammals
Author: Vivek Menon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The first extensively photographed recognition guide of over 400 mammals of India, this book combines species information with annotated photographs and illustrations. Concise and comprehensive text covers all aspects, including the appearance, habitat, diet, conservation status and unique behaviour of each species in accessible, jargon-free language. The reader is also told where a particular species may be best seen, and maps provide clear, concise information on distribution and occurrence. Over 350 clear photographs aid accurate and quick identification. The result of many years of research, strengthened by the experience and knowledge of more than 30 field biologists and authenticated by five national experts, this beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated book is set to become the definitive guide to the mammals of India.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The first extensively photographed recognition guide of over 400 mammals of India, this book combines species information with annotated photographs and illustrations. Concise and comprehensive text covers all aspects, including the appearance, habitat, diet, conservation status and unique behaviour of each species in accessible, jargon-free language. The reader is also told where a particular species may be best seen, and maps provide clear, concise information on distribution and occurrence. Over 350 clear photographs aid accurate and quick identification. The result of many years of research, strengthened by the experience and knowledge of more than 30 field biologists and authenticated by five national experts, this beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated book is set to become the definitive guide to the mammals of India.