Spatial genetic analysis reveals high connectivity of tiger (<I>Panthera tigris</I>) populations in the Satpura Maikal landscape of Central India

Sharma, Sandeep; Dutta, Trishna; Maldonado, Jesús E.; Wood, Thomas C.; Panwar, Hemendra Singh; Seidensticker, John

dc.contributor.author	Sharma, Sandeep	en
dc.contributor.author	Dutta, Trishna	en
dc.contributor.author	Maldonado, Jesús E.	en
dc.contributor.author	Wood, Thomas C.	en
dc.contributor.author	Panwar, Hemendra Singh	en
dc.contributor.author	Seidensticker, John	en
dc.date.accessioned	2013-02-28T20:11:04Z
dc.date.available	2013-02-28T20:11:04Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.identifier.citation	Sharma, Sandeep, Dutta, Trishna, Maldonado, Jesús E., Wood, Thomas C., Panwar, Hemendra Singh, and Seidensticker, John. 2013. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/19569">Spatial genetic analysis reveals high connectivity of tiger (Panthera tigris) populations in the Satpura–Maikal landscape of Central India</a>." <em>Ecology and Evolution</em>. 3 (1):48–60. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.432">https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.432</a>	en
dc.identifier.issn	2045-7758
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10088/19569
dc.description.abstract	We investigated the spatial genetic structure of the tiger meta-population in the Satpura Maikal landscape of central India using population- and individual-based genetic clustering methods on multilocus genotypic data from 273 individuals. The Satpura Maikal landscape is classified as a global-priority Tiger Conservation Landscape (TCL) due to its potential for providing sufficient habitat that will allow the long-term persistence of tigers. We found that the tiger meta-population in the Satpura Maikal landscape has high genetic variation and very low genetic subdivision. Individual-based Bayesian clustering algorithms reveal two highly admixed genetic populations. We attribute this to forest connectivity and high gene flow in this landscape. However, deforestation, road widening, and mining may sever this connectivity, impede gene exchange, and further exacerbate the genetic division of tigers in central India.	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Ecology and Evolution	en
dc.title	Spatial genetic analysis reveals high connectivity of tiger (<I>Panthera tigris</I>) populations in the Satpura Maikal landscape of Central India	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.identifier.srbnumber	113901
dc.identifier.doi	10.1002/ece3.432
rft.jtitle	Ecology and Evolution
rft.volume	3
rft.issue	1
rft.spage	48
rft.epage	60
dc.description.SIUnit	NH-Vertebrate Zoology	en
dc.description.SIUnit	NMNH	en
dc.description.SIUnit	NZP	en
dc.description.SIUnit	Peer-reviewed	en
dc.citation.spage	48
dc.citation.epage	60