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Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) Fact Sheet: Bibliography & Resources

Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)

Bibliography

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Acharjyo, L.N., L.A.K. Singh, and S.K. Pattanaik. 1990. Age at sexual maturity of gharial Gavialis gangeticus (Reptilia: Crocodilia), Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 87(3):458-459.

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Bustard, H.R. 1980a. Maternal care in the gharial, Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin). British Journal of Herpetology, 6(2): 63-64.

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Choudhury, B.C., L.A.K. Singh, R.J. Rao, D.S. Basu, R.K. Sharma, et al. 2007. Gavialis gangeticus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. Retrieved May 30 2011 from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/8966/0

Chowfin, S.M. and A. Leslie. 2014. A multi-method approach for the inventory of the adult population of a critically endangered crocodilian, the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) at Dhikala, Corbett Tiger Reserve incorporating direct counts and trail cameras. International
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Faizuddin, M. 1985. Distribution, abundance, and conservation of gharials in Bangladesh. Tiger Paper, 12(3): 22-23.

Gatesy, J., and G. D. Amato. 1992. Sequence similarity of 12S ribosomal segment of mitochondrial DNAs of gharial and false gharial. Copeia, 1992(1): 241-243.

Grenard, S. 1991. Handbook of Alligators and Crocodiles. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Company.

Guggisberg, C.A.W. 1972. Crocodiles: Their Natural History , Folklore, and Conservation. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books.

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Hussain, S.A. 1999. Reproductive success, hatchling survival and rate of increase of gharial Gavialis gangeticus in National Chambal Sanctuary, India. Biological Conservation, 87: 261-268.

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Maskey, T.M., H.F. Percival, and C.L. Abercrombie. 1995. Gharial habitat use in Nepal. Journal of Herpetology, 29(3): 463-464.

Nawab, A., Basu, D.J., Yadav, S.K., Gautam, P. (2013). Impact of Mass Mortility of Gharial Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789) on its Conservation in the Chambal River in Rajasthan. In: Sharma, B., Kulshreshtha, S., Rahmani, A. (eds) Faunal Heritage of Rajasthan, India. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01345-9_9.

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Rao, R.J., and L.A.K. Singh. 1993. Communal nesting by gharial Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin) (Reptilia: Crocodilia) in National Chambal Sanctuary. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 90(1): 17-22.

Rao, R.J. and L.A.K. Sing. 1994. Status and conservation of the gharial in India. In: Crocodiles. Proceeding of the 12th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. VOl. 1. pp.84-97.

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Singh, L.A.K. 1991. Overviews: Distribution of Gavialis gangeticus. Hamadryad, 16(1,2):39-46.

Singh, L.A.K., and R.J. Rao. 1990. Territorial behavior of male gharial Gavialis gangeticus in the National Chambal Sanctuary, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 87(1):149-151.

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Thorbjarnarson, J.B. 1990. Notes on the feeding behavior of the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) under semi-natural conditions. Journal of Herpetology, 24(1): 99-100.

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Whitaker R. 2007. The gharial: going extinct again. Iguana 14(1):25-33. Downloaded May 30 2012 from: http://www.downloads.ircf.org/Iguana14_1%20Gharial%20Going%20Extinct%20Again.pdf

Whitaker, R., and D. Basu. 1982. The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus): a review. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 79(3):531-548.

Whitaker, R.E., and N. Whitaker. 2003. Gharials. In: M. Hutchins, J.B. Murphy and N. Schlager eds. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, Second Edition. Volume 6. Reptiles. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group.

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