Indian Hotspots

1. Biodiversity Hotspots in India
Krishnamoorthy Venkataraman, Chandrakasan Sivaperuman

2. Endemic, Endangered and Threatened Vertebrates in the Indian Hotspots
Chandrakasan Sivaperuman, Krishnamoorthy Venkataraman, Anil Kumar

3. Diversity and Conservation of Chiropteran Fauna
Vadamalai Elangovan, Virendra Mathur, Mukesh Kumar, Yuvana Satya Priya

4. An Overview of the Vertebrate Diversity of Sriharikota (India’s Spaceport), Southern India: Conservation Perspectives
J. Patrick David, Ranjit Manakadan, S. Sivakumar

5. Group Size and Composition of Gaur (Bos gaurus gaurus) in Relation to Environmental Factors in Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats
S. M. Vairavel, P. S. Easa

6. Diversity, Distribution and Conservation of Freshwater Fishes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
P. T. Rajan, P. Vijay, Jayasimhan Praveenraj

7. Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans), Not a “Nutcracker”: A Study from Kole Wetlands of Thrissur, Kerala
P. Greeshma, E. A. Jayson

8. Avifauna of North West Himalaya
Anil Kumar

9. Chiropteran Faunal Diversity in the Tropical Forest Ecosystem of Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve
Juliet Vanitharani

10. Diversity of Bat Fauna in States of Northeast and Around Western Ghats of India with Reference to Its Conservation
Vishakha Korad

11. Status and Distribution of Grizzled Giant Squirrel in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India
A. Veeramani, M. Balasubramanian, Sanjayankumar, John Mathew

12. Habitat Use of Nilgiri Tahr Nilgiritragus hylocrius in Western Ghats, India
J. Pandiyan, M. Sandeep, A. Desai

13. Biology, Ecology, and Conservation of Golden Langur, Trachypithecus geei

Debahutee Roy, Rajarathinavelu Nagarajan

14. Why Are Lion-Tailed Macaques Rare?
R. Krishnamani, Ajith Kumar

15. Ranging and Spacing Behaviour of Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus Linnaeus) in theTropical Forests of Southern India
Nagarajan Baskaran, R. Kanakasabai, Ajay A. Desai

16. The Role of Elephants in the Forest Ecosystem and Its Conservation Problems in Southern India
Balasundaram Ramakrishnan, M. Ilakkia, S. Karthick, A. Veeramani

17. Influence of Ranging and Hierarchy on the Habitat Use Pattern by Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) in the Tropical Forests of Southern India
Nagarajan Baskaran, R. Kanakasabai, Ajay A. Desai

18. Human-Elephant (Elephas maximus) Conflict in Southern India: Spatial Movement Pattern of Asian Elephants Outside Reserved Forests of Coimbatore Forest Division
Kalyanasundaram Ramkumar, Balasundaram Ramakrishnan, R. Saravanamuthu

19. Statistical Techniques for Estimating the Abundance of Asiatic Elephants Based on Dung Piles
M. Sivaram, K. K. Ramachandran, E. A. Jayson, P. V. Nair

Keywords: Life Sciences, Ecology, Nature Conservation, Environmental Management, Zoology