Philopatry and dispersal patterns in tiger (Panthera tigris).

Tiger populations are dwindling rapidly making it increasingly difficult to study their dispersal and mating behaviour in the wild, more so tiger being a secretive and solitary carnivore.We used non-invasively obtained genetic data to establish the presence of 28 tigers, 22 females and 6 males, with...

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Main Authors: Digpal Singh Gour, Jyotsna Bhagavatula, Maradani Bhavanishankar, Patlolla Anuradha Reddy, Jaya A Gupta, Mriganka Shekhar Sarkar, Shaik Mohammed Hussain, Segu Harika, Ravinder Gulia, Sisinthy Shivaji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3699573?pdf=render