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dc.contributor.authorChakraborty, Subhankar
dc.contributor.authorBoominathan, D.
dc.contributor.authorDesai, Ajay A.
dc.contributor.authorVidya, T. N. C.
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-21T07:06:30Z-
dc.date.available2017-02-21T07:06:30Z-
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationChakraborty, S; Boominathan, D; Desai, AA; Vidya, TNC, Using genetic analysis to estimate population size, sex ratio, and social organization in an Asian elephant population in conflict with humans in Alur, southern India. Conservation Genetics 2014, 15 (4) 897-907, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-014-0587-yen_US
dc.identifier.citationConservation Geneticsen_US
dc.identifier.citation15en_US
dc.identifier.citation4en_US
dc.identifier.issn1566-0621
dc.identifier.urihttps://libjncir.jncasr.ac.in/xmlui/10572/2455-
dc.descriptionRestricted Accessen_US
dc.description.abstractWith growing human and, possibly, elephant populations and a drastic increase in anthropogenic activities, human-elephant conflict in Asia has been on the rise. The Alur area in Karnataka state, southern India, is one such case in point, which has witnessed increasing levels of human-elephant conflict over the last two decades. The tiny, moderately protected habitat available for elephants in this human-dominated landscape does not appear to be able to support elephants over the long term. Options to deal with the escalating conflict include translocation of elephants, bringing elephants into captivity, and culling. We carried out a molecular genetic study of elephants in the Alur area to estimate the minimum number of elephants using the area, the sex ratio, genetic relatedness between individuals, and genetic structure with regard to the larger population in the landscape, so that informed management decisions could be made. Fresh dung samples were collected from the field and genotyped using 12 microsatellite loci. We found 29 unique individuals in the population, comprising 17 females and 12 males of different age classes. Relatedness between females suggested independent colonisations by discrete, small groups rather than by one cohesive clan of related females. This obviates the need for a single solution for dealing with all the females in the area in order to maintain social integrity, and has implications in terms how these elephants can be dealt with. We demonstrate how social organization inferred through molecular data from non-invasive sampling can inform management decisions.en_US
dc.description.uri1572-9737en_US
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-014-0587-yen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.rights@Springer, 2014en_US
dc.subjectBiodiversity Conservationen_US
dc.subjectGenetics & Heredityen_US
dc.subjectAsian Elephanten_US
dc.subjectGenetic Relatednessen_US
dc.subjectHassan Districten_US
dc.subjectHuman-Elephant Conflicten_US
dc.subjectNon-Invasive Samplingen_US
dc.subjectSocial Organizationen_US
dc.subjectMultilocus Genotype Dataen_US
dc.subjectHuman-Wildlife Conflicten_US
dc.subjectLoxodonta-Africanaen_US
dc.subjectNational-Parken_US
dc.subjectMicrosatellite Locien_US
dc.subjectMaximus Populationsen_US
dc.subjectSoftwareen_US
dc.subjectDNAen_US
dc.subjectConservationen_US
dc.subjectRelatednessen_US
dc.titleUsing genetic analysis to estimate population size, sex ratio, and social organization in an Asian elephant population in conflict with humans in Alur, southern Indiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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