Dietary Habits of Indian Gerbil Tatera indica Inhabiting Agro-Ecosystem of Pothwar Plateau, Pakistan
Dietary Habits of Indian Gerbil Tatera indica Inhabiting Agro-Ecosystem of Pothwar Plateau, Pakistan
Anum Razzaq*, Tariq Mahmood, Ammara Saman, Ammara Baig, Nadeem Munawar and Muhammad Farooq
Fig. 1.
Map of Pakistan, showing location of the Pothwar Plateau, where the study was conducted.
Fig. 2.
Percentage frequency of different food items consumed by Indian gerbil during different seasons in the study area.
Fig. 2.
Percentage frequency of different food items consumed by Indian gerbil during different seasons in the study area.
Fig. 2.
Percentage frequency of different food items consumed by Indian gerbil during different seasons in the study area.
Fig. 3.
(A-G) Micro-photographs of different food items recovered from the stomach of Indian gerbil (Tatera indica) compared with reference slides.
A, Sorghum bicolor; B, Triticum aestivum; C, Arachis hypogaea; D, Ziziphus nummularia; E, Cynodon dactylon; F, Hordeum vulgare; G, Desmostachya bipinnate.
Fig. 4.
(A) Micro-photographs of Insects (B) Light microscopic photographs of hairs of Indian gerbil (Tatera indica) inhabiting agro-ecosystem of Pothwar Plateau.
December 2024
Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 6, pp. 2501-3000
