Volume : I, Issue : XI, August - 2012

Home range and habitat selection of Grey francolin (Francolinus francolinus) using radiotelemetry.

Sarita Rana

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Study was conducted in Haryana to document the habitat selection and home range of Grey francolin October 2007 to September 2009. The grey francolins were fitted with backpack radio–transmitters and released back in their habitat to monitor their home range and habitat selection. For home–range analyses, point locations from radio–tracking data, taken at two–hour intervals during the day time were used. The radio–locations were then plotted on Digitized habitat maps of the study area and home ranges were estimated in hectares (ha). The home–range sizes of the male and female Grey francolins were compared. The habitat data collected at radiolocations were subjected to one–way ANOVA to test for the differences between the mean values of the samples. The mean home range of the male grey francolin was bigger than that of the female. The MCP home ranges of the grey francolins comprised of four habitat types viz. sugarcane, wheat, barley, bare ground and Sorghum. In the grey francolins, home ranges comprised of eight habitat types viz. sugarcane, paddy, wheat, eucalyptus, barley, bare ground, pulses and maize. Male grey francolin prefer microhabitat with more litter cover whereas, female grey francolin prefer more herb cover.

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Sarita Rana Home range and habitat selection of Grey francolin (Francolinus francolinus) using radiotelemetry. Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.I, Issue.XI August 2012

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