About the Authors

Trishna Dutta

trishnad@gmail.com

Affiliation Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, DC, United States of America

Sandeep Sharma

Affiliation Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, DC, United States of America

Jesús E. Maldonado

Affiliations Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, DC, United States of America, Division of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States of America

Hemendra Singh Panwar

Affiliation Peace Institute Charitable Trust, Mayur Vihar, Delhi, India

John Seidensticker

Affiliation Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, DC, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors confirm that one of the co-authors, Dr. Jesus E. Maldonado, is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TD SS JEM HSP JS. Performed the experiments: TD SS. Analyzed the data: TD SS. Wrote the paper: TD SS JEM HSP JS.