Open Access<b>Observations on the Nilgiri Marten <I>Martes gwatkinsii</I> (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Pampadum Shola National Park, the southern Western Ghats, India</b>
Author(s) -
G Rokade Anil,
Navaneeth Kishor,
Naseef Gafoor,
Naseer Ommer,
P. O. Nameer
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.3446.10.1.11226-11230
Subject(s) - marten , mustelidae , geography , threatened species , ecology , zoology , biology , habitat
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.