Chaitanya Krishna

Wildlife conservation in human-dominated landscapes requires that we understand how animals, when making habitat-use decisions, obtain diverse and dynamically occurring resources while avoiding risks, induced by both natural predators and anthropogenic threats. Little is known about the underlying processes that enable wild animals to persist in de...

Top ranked models from a model set comprising 17 models exploring variables affecting blackbuck habitat use in protected grasslands and plantations. (PDF)

Model averaged β co-efficients, 95% confidence intervals for variables and model-averaged weights for variables affecting blackbuck habitat use in unprotected grasslands from a model set comprising of 27 models. (PDF)

Model averaged β co-efficients, 95% confidence intervals for variables and model-averaged weights for variables affecting blackbuck habitat use in protected grasslands and plantations from a model set comprising of 17 models. (PDF)

Top ranked models from a model set comprising 27 models exploring variables affecting blackbuck habitat use in unprotected grasslands. (PDF)

This research provides an updated checklist of vertebrate fauna of the Chambal River Basin in north-central India with an emphasis on the National Chambal Sanctuary. The checklist consolidates information from field surveys and a review of literature pertaining to this region. A total of 147 fish (32 families), 56 reptile (19 families), 308 bird (6...

This research provides an updated checklist of vertebrate fauna of the Chambal River Basin in north-central India with an emphasis on the National Chambal Sanctuary. The checklist consolidates information from field surveys and a review of literature pertaining to this region. A total of 147 fish (32 families), 56 reptile (19 families), 308 bird (6...

Carter et al. (1) used data on spatial overlap of tigers and people to conclude that human–tiger coexistence is possible at fine spatial scales. The question then is whether spatial overlap suggests that human–tiger coexistence is in fact a viable strategy for their mutual well-being in the long run. Coexistence, or rather its absence between large...

The Nilgiri Marten Martes gwatkinsii is a rare and little known species endemic to the Western Ghats mountain range of Southern India. Information about its distribution and occurrence is largely lacking. This paper collates information about Nilgiri Marten presence in the Palni Hills in Tamil Nadu state and presents new records of Nilgiri Marten o...

The four horned antelope is endemic to the Indian subcontinent. It is a solitary species which occurs in open deciduous forests at low densities and is currently reported from 104 and 3 sites in India and Nepal, respectively. Primarily a browser and concentrate feeder, it is not as dependent on water as previously suggested. Habitat loss is listed...

The four-horned antelope is endemic to the Indian sub-continent. It was formerly distributed widely in deciduous forests throughout its range, but the current distributional patterns of this low-density species are largely unknown and conservation efforts are hampered by the lack of information on species–habitat relationships. We investigated the...