First record of a Yellow-green Catsnake, Boiga flaviviridis Vogel and Ganesh 2013 (Colubridae), from Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India
Thalavaipandi S, Maria Antony P Reptiles And Amphibians | May 12, 2024 The first-ever sighting of the Yellow-green Catsnake was documented in KMTR, making it the species’ southernmost recorded location. Yellow-green Catsnake (Boiga flaviviridis) has a consistently solid yellow underbelly, a shorter tail, and a greenish-yellow color with faint black stripes on its back. It […]
Rodent Communities in a Neglected Grassland Landscape: Investigating Species-specific Responses of Grassland Rodents to Habitat Type and Shrub Presence
Aditya Ganesh, Arjun Kannan, T. Ganesh Journal Of Arid Environments | April 4, 2024 A new study in Tirunelveli reveals how shrub encroachment impacts rodent communities. Given how essential rodents are to grassland ecosystems, it is important to understand how they respond to emerging threats. Change in vegetation structure, namely, an increase in the density […]
Rapoport’s Rule Explains the Range Size Distribution of Butterflies Along the Eastern Himalayan Elevation Gradient
Sailendra Dewan, Bhoj Kumar Acharya BioTropica | March 26, 2024 In this study, we examined the elevational range size distribution of butterflies in the Eastern Himalaya, and assessed the applicability of Rapoport’s rule using different approaches, which perhaps is the first of its kind in the Himalaya. We sampled butterflies along the elevational gradient of […]
Ecological Countermeasures to Prevent Pathogen Spillover and Subsequent Pandemics
Abi Tamim Vanak Nature Communications | March 26, 2024 Substantial global attention is focused on how to reduce the risk of future pandemics. Reducing this risk requires investment in prevention, preparedness, and response. Although preparedness and response have received significant focus, prevention, especially the prevention of zoonotic spillover, remains largely absent from global conversations. This […]
First Report of Moth Species of the Family Tineidae (Lepidoptera) in Regurgitated Pellets of Harriers in India
Thalavaipandi S, Arjun Kannan, Prashanth MB, T. Ganesh Journal Of Threatened Taxa | March 26, 2024 The primary food source for Tineidae family moth caterpillars is keratin, and they need warmth and moisture to emerge. The observation that harriers, diurnal migratory raptors wintering in India, had regurgitated pellets containing larvae, pupae, and adults of the […]
Additions to the Trigonalyid (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae) Fauna of India With the Description of a New Species From South India
Femi E Benny, Ranjith AP, Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan Zootaxa | March 6, 2024 A new species of Taeniogonalos is described and illustrated from Western Ghats, Kerala, India. The male of Taeniogonalos eurysoma Chen & van Achterberg, 2020 is described for the first time along with its first distribution record from India. The new species and T. eurysoma are illustrated along with […]
Reimagining People’s Participation in the People Biodiversity Register Through Citizen Science – a Case of Small Mammal and Bats From the Eastern Himalaya, India
Sunita Pradhan Current Science | February 28, 2024 In theory, the mandate of The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 of India for the preparation of People Biodiversity Registers (PBRs) by the Biodiversity Management Committees is a participatory process that involves local communities. In practice, the PBR documentation is a hasty process of meeting deadlines where local […]
Structure, Composition, and Regeneration Status of Trees in Non-protected Forests of Eastern Himalaya
Aditya Pradhan, Sarala Khaling Tropical Ecology | February 27, 2024 In the socio-ecological landscapes of tropical mountains, including the highly diverse Eastern Himalaya, fragments of natural forests have been traditionally managed as part of different agriculture systems. Recent studies have recognized their role as important biodiversity repositories outside protected areas. However, basic information on forest […]
Nature’s Contribution to Poverty Alleviation, Human Wellbeing and the SDGs
Anamika Das, Sharachchandra Lele, Siddappa Setty R. Scientific Data | February 22, 2024 Millions of households globally rely on uncultivated ecosystems for their livelihoods. However, much of the understanding about the broader contribution of uncultivated ecosystems to human wellbeing is still based on a series of small-scale studies due to limited availability of large-scale datasets. […]
Impacts of climate change on the distribution of Phyllanthus emblica Linn across Southeast Asia: identifying critical variables that determine the distribution of a medicinally important tree
E. Geethika, G. Ravikanth & R. Siva Tropical Ecology | February 20, 2024 The demand for the fruits of Phyllanthus emblica, an important tree species with a long history of medicinal use, has risen tremendously in recent years. The rapid decline in the distribution of the species can be attributed to habitat loss, climate change, […]
