A unique single nucleotide polymorphism in Agouti Signalling Protein (ASIP) gene changes coat colour of Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) to dark black

• M. G. C. Sooriyabandara ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: M. G. C. Sooriyabandara, A. U. Bandaranayake, H. A. B. M. Hathurusinghe, S. M. Jayasundara

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Wildlife Conservation, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka

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• A. U. Bandaranayake ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: M. G. C. Sooriyabandara, A. U. Bandaranayake, H. A. B. M. Hathurusinghe, S. M. Jayasundara

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization

  Affiliation Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9737-1574

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• H. A. B. M. Hathurusinghe ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: M. G. C. Sooriyabandara, A. U. Bandaranayake, H. A. B. M. Hathurusinghe, S. M. Jayasundara

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0816-2501

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• S. M. Jayasundara ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: M. G. C. Sooriyabandara, A. U. Bandaranayake, H. A. B. M. Hathurusinghe, S. M. Jayasundara

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0522-3353

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• M. S. R. R. P. Marasinghe,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Wildlife Conservation, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka

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• G. A. T. Prasad,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Wildlife Conservation, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka

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• V. P. M. K. Abeywardana,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Wildlife Conservation, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka

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• M. A. Pinidiya,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Wildlife Conservation, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka

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• R. M. R. Nilanthi,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Wildlife Conservation, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8398-541X

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• P. C. G. Bandaranayake

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: pradeepag@agri.pdn.ac.lk

  Affiliation Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8241-1775

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