Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, KFU
KAZAN
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY
 
HABITAT PREFERENCE AND FEEDING ECOLOGY OF THE BENGAL MONITOR (VARANUS BENGALENSIS) IN NATORE, BANGLADESH
Form of presentationArticles in Russian journals and collections
Year of publication2015
  • Rakhimov Ilgizar Ilyasovich, author
  • Rakhman K. M. Midzhanur , postgraduate kfu
  • Bibliographic description in the original language Rahman K. M. M. & Rakhimov I. I. (2015). Habitat Preference and Feeding Ecology of the Bengal Monitor (Varanus bengalensis) in Natore, Bangladesh; International Research Journal 11(42): Part 3. Pp:96-98. DOI: 10.18454/IRJ.2015.42.212
    Annotation The study was conducted between October and December 2014 in the district of Natore, Bangladesh by following visual encounter survey method. Most of the Bengal monitor (56.25%) prefer to live in the microhabitat of bushy dry land but they build their nest most of the cases adjacent to the waterbodies. They consume a vast list of prey groups as their diet but they choose grasshoppers as diet in highest proportion (24%) than the others prey species. Sometimes they consume waste vegetables and fruits matter also. Maximum feeding activity was recorded in the morning from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM and during afternoon from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
    Keywords Bengal Monitor, diet, habitat
    Place of publication Екатеринбург
    The name of the journal Международный научно-исследовательский журнал
    Publishing house Международный научно-исследовательский журнал (Отпечатано в типографии ООО
    URL http://research-journal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/11-3-42.pdf
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