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The diversity and distribution of odonates were examined in Ritchie’s Archipelago, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This study was conducted during 2008–2011, and line transect method was used to assess the population of odonates. A total of 31 species of odonates that belong to eight families were recorded. The diversity and distribution of odonates in different islands in this archipelago have been discussed in this chapter.
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We are grateful to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, for the support to this study. The first author acknowledges the Officer-in-Charge, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Port Blair, for the encouragement and providing necessary facilities and Shri B. P. Yadav, Divisional Forest Officer, Havelock Forest Division, for logistic support to carry out this study.
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Sivaperuman, C., Shah, S.K., Venkataraman, K. (2012). Diversity and Distribution of Odonates in Ritchie’s Archipelago, 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_13
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