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A panel of microsatellites to individually identify leopards and its application to leopard monitoring in human dominated landscapes.
BMC genetics - 4 Dec 2009
Mondol Samrat, Navya R, Athreya Vidya, Sunagar Kartik, Selvaraj Velu Mani, Ramakrishnan Uma
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BACKGROUND: Leopards are the most widely distributed of the large cats, ranging from Africa to the Russian Far East. Because of habitat fragmentation, high human population densities and the inherent adaptability of this species, they now occupy landscapes close to human settlements. As a result, they are the most common species involved in human wildlife conflict in India, necessitating their monitoring....
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