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Shweta Singh currently works at the Department of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Wildlife Institute of India. Shweta does research in Biotechnology, Ecology and Genetics. Their most recent publication is 'Erratum to: Schrodinger’s scat: a critical review of the currently available tiger (Panthera Tigris) and leopard (Panthera pardus) specific primers in India, and a novel leopard specific primer'.
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Populations of the Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) are endangered, with~3500 individuals estimated worldwide. Threats to this precarious population is exacerbated by accidental entanglement and illegal hunting for oil, which is used in bait fisheries and traditional medicine. Alternatives to dolphin oil have been proposed and...
Identifying and prioritising naturally occurring within-species diversity, which may correlate with local adaptations or vicariance, is an integral part of conservation planning. Using non-invasive sampling and a panel of 11 microsatellites on 158 individual tigers from a pan India sample, our evaluation revealed three population clusters in India:...
India harbours over 70% of the estimated global population of the world's wild
tigers. Currently about ~2200 tigers exist in the wild in India, many of these as
small fragmented populations. For the long-term survival of these wild tiger, it is
important to ensure habitat connectivity between populations to facilitate
geneflow. Quantifying geneflow...
Non-invasive sampling has opened avenues for the genetic study of elusive species, which has contributed significantly to their conservation. Where field based identity of non-invasive sample is ambiguous (e.g. carnivore scats), it is essential to establish identity of the species through molecular approaches. A cost effective procedure to ascertai...
The collection of genetic material from free ranging animals possesses challenge for researchers because it is very difficult to capture these animals. In reptiles, DNA is extracted usually through their blood, liver or other tissues due to the difficulty in drawing blood from veins of reptiles. Non-invasive techniques is a collection of samples wi...
Non invasive molecular technique is relatively new data collection approach and opens new ways by which free ranging animal are being studied. Researchers can obtain DNA from variety of sources including hair, feces, urine, feathers saliva and egg shells without handling or observing animals. It is particularly preferred to use in identify species,...
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Please help me in designing species specific primer and also how to check whether designed primer is species specific or not?