Foraging and nesting niche segration among three species of minivets in Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract :

The present study on conceptualizes women’s status at the micro-level using the household as a unit and at the macro-level using society as a unit and evaluates the status of women in Salem district, South India based on the variables viz., occupation, age at marriage, age of first conception, number of conception, abortion, prenatal checkup, breast feeding, food, nutrition, educational status, and child care. The results show that among the poorer sections of the population, the probability of a child’s death is greater for a mother who is employed than for the one who is unemployed.