About the Authors

Mukesh

thamukesh@gmail.com

Current Address: Amity Institute of Wildlife Sciences, Amity University, Sector 125, Noida 201 313, Uttar Pradesh, India

Affiliation Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, 248 001, Uttarakhand, India

Lalit Kumar Sharma

Affiliations Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, 248 001, Uttarakhand, India, Directorate of Extension, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, New Forest, Dehradun, -248006, Uttarakhand, India

Samina Amin Charoo

Affiliations Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, 248 001, Uttarakhand, India, Department of Wildlife Protection, Forest Complex, Srinagar, 190 008, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Sambandam Sathyakumar

Affiliation Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, 248 001, Uttarakhand, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: M LKS SS. Performed the experiments: M. Analyzed the data: M LKS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SS. Wrote the paper: M LKS. Carried out DNA extractions and genotyping: M. Participated in sample collection: LKS SAC. Raised funding for the study and participated in discussion: SS. Read and approved the final draft of manuscript before submission: M LKS SAC SS.