Thesis icon

Thesis

Ecology and ethno-ornithology of Black Kites Milvus migrans in Delhi, India

Alternative title:
Black Kites and people in Delhi, India
Abstract:

Rapid worldwide urbanization is generating a steep growth in studies on urban ecology, but tropical cities have had extremely scarce attention. To fill this gap of knowledge, in this thesis, I studied a dense population of an avian predator and facultative scavenger, the Black Kite Milvus migrans, breeding within Delhi, a megacity with16-million-inhabitants. I studied the ways in which this species managed to adapt, respond and exploit such an extreme urban environment by running analyses at ...

Expand abstract

Actions


Access Document


Files:

Authors


More by this author
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
Role:
Author

Contributors

Institution:
Wildlife Institute of India
Role:
Contributor
Institution:
Wildlife Institute of India
Role:
Contributor
Role:
Supervisor
ORCID:
0000-0002-8074-8064
Role:
Supervisor


More from this funder
Funder identifier:
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100008319
Grant:
Felix Scholarship for a D.Phil. in Zoology (2014)
Felix Scholarship Grant for GPS telemetry equipment
Felix Scholarship extension grant
Programme:
Felix Scholarship Trust, University of Oxford
More from this funder
Funder identifier:
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100010358
Grant:
Discretionary Grant- 2018
Programme:
Somerville College, University of Oxford
More from this funder
Grant:
Travel Grant - 2014
Programme:
Somerville College, University of Oxford
More from this funder
Grant:
Christiane Howey Raising Scholar Award- 2016
Programme:
Microwave Telemetry Inc. USA
More from this funder
Grant:
Black Kite Project (Phase II, III, IV and V) 2014 - 2019
Programme:
Raptor Research & Conservation Foundation, Mumbai


Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford

Terms of use



Views and Downloads






If you are the owner of this record, you can report an update to it here: Report update to this record

TO TOP