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Diversity and Conservation of Indigenous Poultry Germplasm of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Ecology of Faunal Communities on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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This chapter reviews the biodiversity and conservation of indigenous poultry germplasm of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The population status, distribution, conservation, and feeding habit of three varieties of Nicobar fowls have been discussed in details besides indigenous poultry breeds for conservation.

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  1. Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, 744 101, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

    A. Kundu, T. Sujatha, S. Jeyakumar,  Jaisunder, M. S. Kundu, S. K. Verma, A. K. De & R. C. Srivastava

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  2. Zoological Survey of India, Andaman & Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair, 744 102, Andaman und Nico.In., India

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Kundu, A. et al. (2012). Diversity and Conservation of Indigenous Poultry Germplasm of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In: Venkataraman, K., Raghunathan, C., Sivaperuman, C. (eds) Ecology of Faunal Communities on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28335-2_19

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