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This book is an up-to-date comprehensive resource on the names (scientific, English and vernacular) of the mammals of South Asia. This work is first of its kind that deals with explanation of names of mammals at the species and subspecies level.

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Author:   Chelmala Srinivasulu
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.718kg
ISBN:  

9781138609266

ISBN 10:   1138609269
Pages:   356
Publication Date:   08 September 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface.......................................................................................................................ix Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................xi About the Book ...................................................................................................... xiii Author ......................................................................................................................xv List of Abbreviations and Symbols ........................................................................xvii Chapter 1 South Asian Mammals: An Updated Checklist ...................................1 Checklist of Mammals of South Asia ..................................................1 Chapter 2 Understanding Scientific Names ........................................................ 33 Parts of Scientific Names ................................................................... 33 Codes of Nomenclature ......................................................................34 Principle of Binomial Nomenclature .............................................36 Principle of Typification ................................................................ 37 Principle of Priority .......................................................................37 Principle of Homonymy ................................................................38 Criteria of Availability .......................................................................38 Synonyms ...........................................................................................38 Types .................................................................................................. 39 Formation of Zoological Names ........................................................40 Analysis of Names .............................................................................. 41 Chapter 3 Generic and Specific Names Explained .............................................49 Chapter 4 Dictionary of South Asian Mammalian Names ................................225 Appendix I: List of Languages Used in Autochthonous and Vernacular Names ................................................................................................289 Bibliography .........................................................................................................295 Index ...................................................................................................................... 323

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Dr. C. Srinivasulu, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Osmania University, heads the Wildlife Biology and Taxonomy Lab and is the curator of the Natural History Museum of Department of Zoology, Osmania University. He is a naturalist and a trained tetrapod biologist and taxonomist. He graduated from Osmania University, Hyderabad and conducted behavioral studies on captive and semi-captive cervids and their management and conservation perspectives for his doctoral research which he funded through his CSIR Junior and Senior Research Fellowships (JRF and SRF). During his many surveys throughout his doctoral programme he kept observations on bats and found only a handful bat biologist and that was when he decided to study bats and their taxonomy, which he did by procuring a CSIR Research Associate for studying the Fruit Bat ecology and taxonomy. After completion of his RA-ship he was appointed Scientist C in the Biodiversity Parks project at the Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CEMDE), Delhi University, and during his tenure here he worked on the bats of Delhi, Bangladesh and Rajasthan and contributed to a chapter on the Chiropteran fauna of Rajasthan in ‘Faunal Heritage of Rajasthan’, a book published by Springer, USA (in 2013). He became an Assistant Professor in Zoology at the Department of Zoology, Osmania University in the year 2007, Director, Gardens and Green Belt in 2010 and presently he holds the position of the Coordinator IQAC and Nodal Officer, Statistical Cell, Osmania University.

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