Ecology Driving Genetic Variation: A Comparative Phylogeography of Jungle Cat (Felis chaus) and Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) in India

201060 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

S. Mukherjee · Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History

Anand Krishnan · National Centre for Biological Sciences

Krishnapriya Tamma · National Centre for Biological Sciences

Chandrima Home · Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment

R Navya · National Centre for Biological Sciences

Sonia Joseph · National Centre for Biological Sciences

Arundhati Das

Abstract

Our results indicate that ecological variables describing a species range can predict genetic patterns. Our study has also resolved the confusion over the distribution of the leopard cat in India. The reciprocally monophyletic island population in the South mandates conservation attention.

Topics & Keywords

Genetic diversity and population structure Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Climate action

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 5, Issue 10, pp. e13724-e13724

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013724

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