Genetic insights for enhancing conservation strategies in captive and wild Asian elephants through improved non-invasive DNA-based individual identification

• Dominic Kwesi Quainoo,

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

  Affiliations Animal Genomics and Bioresource Research Unit (AGB Research Unit), Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, Sciences for Industry, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biosciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana

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• Piangjai Chalermwong,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Animal Genomics and Bioresource Research Unit (AGB Research Unit), Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Pittayarat Muangsuk,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Animal Genomics and Bioresource Research Unit (AGB Research Unit), Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Ton Huu Duc Nguyen,

  Roles Formal analysis, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Animal Genomics and Bioresource Research Unit (AGB Research Unit), Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Bioscience, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Thitipong Panthum,

  Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Animal Genomics and Bioresource Research Unit (AGB Research Unit), Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Worapong Singchat,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Animal Genomics and Bioresource Research Unit (AGB Research Unit), Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, Sciences for Industry, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Bioscience, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, Special Research Unit for Wildlife Genomics (SRUWG), Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand,

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• Trifan Budi,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Animal Genomics and Bioresource Research Unit (AGB Research Unit), Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Prateep Duengkae,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Animal Genomics and Bioresource Research Unit (AGB Research Unit), Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, Special Research Unit for Wildlife Genomics (SRUWG), Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand,

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• Warong Suksavate,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Special Research Unit for Wildlife Genomics (SRUWG), Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand,

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• Aingorn Chaiyes,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Animal Genomics and Bioresource Research Unit (AGB Research Unit), Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, The International Undergraduate Program in Bioscience and Technology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Saowaphang Sanannu,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Animal Conservation and Research Institute, Zoological Park Organization, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Wanlaya Tipkantha,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Bureau of Conservation, Research and Education, Zoological Park Organization, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Nuttapon Bangkaew,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Elephant Kingdom Project, Zoological Park Organization of Thailand, Surin, Thailand

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• Supaphen Sripiboon,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

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• Narongrit Muangmai,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Animal Genomics and Bioresource Research Unit (AGB Research Unit), Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, Department of Fishery Biology, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Kyudong Han,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Animal Genomics and Bioresource Research Unit (AGB Research Unit), Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, Bio-Medical Engineering Core Facility Research Center, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea, Department of Microbiology, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6791-2408

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• Patarapol Maneeorn,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Mutchamon Kaewparuehaschai,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Gittiyaporn Leamsaard,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Chananya Kanchanasaka,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Kornsorn Srikulnath

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

  * E-mail: kornsorn.s@ku.ac.th

  Affiliations Animal Genomics and Bioresource Research Unit (AGB Research Unit), Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, Sciences for Industry, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Bioscience, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, Special Research Unit for Wildlife Genomics (SRUWG), Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand,, Biodiversity Center, Kasetsart University (BDCKU), Bangkok, Thailand

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5985-7258

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