Barasingha  (Cervus duvaucelii)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (04/04/05) by Peter Grubb, Natural History Museum, London.

Glossary

  • Deciduous: of a plant that sheds its leaves at the end of the growing season.
  • Oestrus: the time of ovulation (release of an egg from the ovary) in female mammals, when the female becomes receptive to males, also known as ‘heat’.
  • Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2003)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Ultimate Ungulate (January, 2003)
    http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Cervus_duvaucelii.html
  3. CITES (January, 2003)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Wildlife of India (January, 2003)
    http://www.wildlywise.com/barasingha.htm
  5. Animal Info (January, 2003)
    http://www.animalinfo.org/species/artiperi/cervduva.htm
  6. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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