Sample/Species | N | Status | Origin | Source |
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Himalayan wolf (HW) | 18 | Captive bred from few wild-caught animals | Trans-Himalayan region of India | Padmaja Naidu, Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling (West Bengal) |
Gray wolf (GW) | 5a | Wild caught | Pennisular India | Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh); Sakkarbaug Zoo, Junagarh (Gujarat) |
Jackal (J), [C. aureus] | 2 | Wild caught | Pennisular India | Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh); Sakkarbaug Zoo, Junagarh (Gujarat) |
Wild dog (WD) [Cuon alpinus] | 2 | Wild caught | Pennisular India | Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh); Sakkarbaug Zoo, Junagarh (Gujarat) |
DNA sequencing Analysis done: | ||||
Mitochondrial Domain | Samples analyzed (n=number) | |||
D-loop control region (~1300 or more bp) | HW (18); GW (5); J (2) | |||
Partial Cytochrome-b gene (~350 bp) | HW (18); GW (3); J (2); WD (2) | |||
Complete Cytochrome-b gene (1140 bp) | HW (2); GW (2); J (1) | |||
16S rRNA gene (560 bp) | HW (18); GW (5); J (2); WD (2) |