About the Authors
- Bibek Yumnam
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Affiliation Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248001, India
- Yadvendradev V. Jhala
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* E-mail: jhalay@wii.gov.in
Affiliation Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248001, India
- Qamar Qureshi
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Affiliation Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248001, India
- Jesus E. Maldonado
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Affiliations Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20008, United States of America, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20013, United States of America
- Rajesh Gopal
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Affiliation National Tiger Conservation Authority, Bikaneer House, Shah Jahan Road, New Delhi 110011, India
- Swati Saini
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Affiliation Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248001, India
- Y. Srinivas
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Affiliation Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248001, India
- Robert C. Fleischer
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Affiliation Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20008, United States of America
Competing Interests
Co-author JEM is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: YVJ QQ. Performed the experiments: BY YVJ QQ RG YS. Analyzed the data: BY YVJ QQ SS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RG RCF QQ YVJ. Wrote the paper: BY YVJ. Field logistics: RG. Designed the genetic component of the study: BY. Scat sampling and laboratory analysis of genetic data: BY YVJ. Landscape scale occupancy data, field sample collection: YVJ QQ RG. Assisted in laboratory analysis genetic data: YS. Analyzed genetic data: BY. Supervision of genetic analysis: JEM RCF YVJ. Occupancy analysis: YVJ QQ. Corridor analysis: SS YVJ QQ. Critical revision of the manuscript: JEM RCF QQ.