Vellore
Basic information
Sample name: Vellore
Reference: S. Chandy, R. G. Ulrich, M. Schlegel, R. Petraityte, K. Sasnauskas, D. J. Prakash, V. Balraj, P. Abraham, and G. Sridharan. 2013. Hantavirus infection among wild small mammals in Vellore, south India. Zoonoses and Public Health 60(5):336-340 [ER 860]
Geography
Country: India
State: Tamil Nadu
Coordinate: 12.93° N, 79.13° E
Latlng basis: stated in text
Geography comments: "in a 6–7 km radius" around Vellore town
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest
Altered habitat: cropland
Substrate: ground surface
Habitat comments: "around domestic areas, farmlands and rice granaries"
"a large fraction" of rainfall is received in the monsoon "from October to December"
"a large fraction" of rainfall is received in the monsoon "from October to December"
Methods
Life forms: rodents, other small mammals
Sampling methods: no design, baited
Sample size: 84 captures or sightings
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: live traps of an unspecified design baited with "Coconut bits, paddy grain and dry fish"
Metadata
Sample no: 1226
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2015-02-16 12:37:25
Modified: 2015-02-16 01:37:25
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
4 species
1 singleton
total count 84
geometric series index: 6.5
Fisher's α: 0.874
geometric series k: 0.3313
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.4684
Shannon's H: 0.782
Good's u: 0.9884
Register
| Rattus rattus | 26 | 121.0 g |
| Bandicota sp. | 55 | |
| Mus musculus | 2 | |
| Suncus murinus | 1 | |