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    Ecology of Indian Rock Python (Python molurus molurus Linn.1758) in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.
    (SACON, 2012) Ramesh, C.; Bhupathy, S.
    Snakes in India are one among the richest assemblages in the world with about 279 species reported so far. However, studies focusing on their ecology are scanty. In tropical ecosystems, it is important to understand ecology of large bodied snakes such as pythons for proposing measures to conserve them. In this context, assessment of the python habitat and understand burrow ecology, population ecology, diurnal activity, food and feeding habits and breeding biology were investigated. The results provided are based on visual observations on free ranging Indian python in Keoladeo National Park (KNP) Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India between October 2007 and April 2010.
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    Breeding Biology of Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea (eschcholtz, 1829) along the Poompuhar Coast, Tamilnadu, South India
    (SACON, 2011) Gokulakrishnan, J.; Bhupathy, S.
    The Olive Ridleys is the most common marine turtle found in Indian waters, and is distributed on both east and west coasts including the offshore island s. Most of the ecological works on the Olive Ridleys in India have been carried out in mass nesting beaches of Orissa. This species nests sporadically all over India, but barring a anecdotal notes, information on the ecology of this species is scanty in sporadic nesting areas. Hence, the present study was carried out to, (1) Understand the nesting habitats of Olive Ridleys along the (Poompuhar) Tranquebar- Pazhaiyar coast (2) Study the breeding biology of Olive Ridleys including offshore activities along the southeast coast. Bay of Bengal (3) Study the mortality and other anthropogenic pressure on marine turtles along the Tranquebar- Pazhaiyar coast, and (4) Conservation of Olive Ridleys along the southeast coast, Bay of Bengal. The present study was conducted along the Poompuhar coast (51 km), Bay of Bengal, Tamil Nadu from November 2004 to May 2010. Fishing and agriculture are major occupations of the local inhabitants.
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    Resource utilization patterns of reptiles in the Tropical Dry Mixed Deciduous Forest of Anaikatty Hills, Western Ghats, India.
    (SACON, 2007) Mukherjee, Debanik; Bhupathy, S.
    The western ghats is one of the 34 globally recognized biodiversity hot spots. Among the 506 species of reptiles reported distributed in India 165 are distributed in the Western ghats. The concept of a biotic community may be defined as tn assemblages of various organisms living together and interacting at all trophic levels. The present study was undertaken with the following objectives (1) to know the suitability of various techniques for sampling reptiles in tropical mixed dry forest (2) To study aspects of population of reptiles in the Anaikatty hills in terms of species richness, diversity and relative abundance (3) to understand the patterns of resource use by reptiles at various spatio-temporal level.
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    POPULATION AND RESOURCE UTILISATION BY REPTILES IN UPPER NILGIRIS, NILGIRI BIOSPHERE RESERVE, WESTERN GHATS, INDIA
    (SACON, 2005) ARMSTRONG, A. MATHEWS NIXON; Bhupathy, S
    Herpetofauna (reptiles and amphibians) are important components of both terrestrial and wetland ecosystems as they play a major role in energy flow and nutrient cycling. Both of them are also excellent indicators of environmental degradation. Being poikilotherms, reptiles tend to partition time and space more often than homeotherms as their physiology and behaviour are closely linked to environmental conditions. However, quantitative data on the population and resource use by reptiles are scanty in India. Resource use can be studied with respect to the three most often recognized niche axes: spatial (habitat use), temporal (activity period) and trophic (food). Herpetofauna of India, one of the most diverse taxa, is poorly known regarding their ecology and population characteristics. Major objectives of this study was to (1) assess the population status of reptiles and factors determining their distribution in various habitats of Upper Nilgiri plateau (2) determine the habitat use and food habits of reptiles, and (3) to understand the resource use at spatio-temporal and trophic levels by reptiles in Upper Nilgiris.