A5055942256- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Animal and Plant Science Education
University of Oklahoma
2024
Wildlife Institute of India
2018-2022
Faecal samples have become an important noninvasive source of information in wildlife biology and ecological research.Despite regular use faeces, there is no universal protocol available for faeces collection storage to answer various questions biology.In this study we collected 1408 from ten different species using a dry sampling approach, achieved 77.49% 75.25% success rate mitochondrial nuclear marker amplifications respectively.We suggest framework the same questions.This provides easy,...
Abstract The grey wolf ( Canis lupus ) expanded its range across Holarctic regions during the late Pleistocene. Consequently, most wolves share recent (<100,000 years ago) maternal origins corresponding to a widespread clade. However, two deeply divergent (200,000–700,000 mitochondrial clades are restricted, respectively, Indian subcontinent and Tibetan Plateau, where remaining endangered. No genome‐wide analysis had previously included clade or attempted parse gene flow phylogeny. We...
Deforestation and agricultural intensification have resulted in an alarming change the global land cover over past 300 years, posing a threat to species conservation. Dhole is monophyletic, social canid and, being endangered highly forest-dependent species, more prone loss of favorable habitat Anthropocene. We determined genetic differentiation demographic history dhole across tiger reserves Maharashtra using microsatellite data 305 individuals. Simulation-based analyses revealed 77-85%...
Endemic to the Indian subcontinent, sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) is a threatened species, present in fragmented habitats across India. Field techniques such as direct observation and camera trapping alone are not sufficient may be explicit enough understand monomorphic species like at larger spatial scales. In this study, we looked into genetic structure, variability population demographics amongst extant populations highly Vidarbha landscape, using panel of 13 microsatellite markers with...
Background The Asiatic wild dog or dhole ( Cuon alpinus ) is a highly elusive, monophyletic, forest dwelling, social canid distributed across south and Southeast Asia. Severe pressures from habitat loss, prey depletion, disease, human persecution interspecific competition resulted in global population decline dholes. Despite declining trend, detailed information on size, ecology, demography genetics lacking. Generating reliable at landscape level for dholes challenging due to their secretive...
Abstract Faecal samples have become important non-invasive source of information in wildlife biology and ecological research. Despite regular use faeces, there is no universal protocol available for faeces collection storage to answer various questions biology. We collected 1408 from ten different species using a dry sampling approach, achieved 94.87% 86.02% success rate mitochondrial nuclear marker amplifications. also suggest framework the same use. This provides an easy, quick cheap...
Abstract Studies on resource utilisation by carnivores are essential as they aid in assessing their role a community, unravelling predator–prey relationships. Globally, prey depletion is one of the primary causes declining Asiatic wild dog (dhole) populations. Therefore, it to examine diet across range. Our study presents insights into dhole feeding ecology multiple sites from central Indian landscape Maharashtra, India, for first time. We conducted scat analysis using subset genetically...
Abstract The Asiatic wild dog is an endangered monophyletic canid restricted to Asia; facing threats from habitat fragmentation and other anthropogenic factors. Dholes have unique adaptations as compared wolf-like canids for large litter size (larger number of mammae) hypercarnivory making it evolutionarily notable. Over evolutionary time, dhole the subsequent divergent lost coat patterns found in African dog. Here we report first high coverage genome survey mapped with dog, dingo domestic...
Robust population estimation is indispensable for well-informed management and conservation of species. Capture-recapture models provide a robust framework density animals with unique identifying features. The challenge amplified group-living species lacking identifiable marks where both the number groups individuals needs to be estimated simultaneously. We developed model estimate using hierarchical clustering approach. used weighted geographical distance probability missing an individual...
Abstract Background The Asiatic wild dog or dhole ( Cuon alpinus ) is a highly elusive, monophyletic, forest dwelling, social canid distributed across south and Southeast Asia. Severe pressures from habitat loss, prey depletion, disease, human persecution interspecific competition resulted in global population decline dholes. Despite declining trend, detailed information on size, ecology, demography genetics lacking. Generating reliable landscape level for dholes challenging due to their...
Introduction Dispersal is a multi-causal, crucial life-history event in shaping the genetic and behavioral structure of mammals. We assessed dispersal pattern dholes aka Asiatic wild dog ( Cuon alpinus ), social monogamous mammal at two tiger reserves Maharashtra with different degrees pack size competition tigers i.e. Tadoba-Andhari (TATR, smaller size, higher density) Nawegaon-Nagzira (NNTR, larger lower density). Methods used microsatellite data 174 individual genotypes (98 males 67...