Does polymorphism make the Asiatic golden cat the most adaptable predator in the Eastern Himalayas?

Sahil Nijhawan; Iho Mitapo; Jibi Pulu; Chris Carbone; Justin Marcus Rowcliffe

doi:10.1002/ecy.2768

Does polymorphism make the Asiatic golden cat the most adaptable predator in the Eastern Himalayas?

Ecology. 2019 Oct;100(10):e02768. doi: 10.1002/ecy.2768. Epub 2019 Jun 20.

Authors

Sahil Nijhawan^{1

2}, Iho Mitapo³, Jibi Pulu³, Chris Carbone², Justin Marcus Rowcliffe²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anthropology, University College London, London, WC1H 0BW, United Kingdom.
² Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, NW1R 4RY, United Kingdom.
³ Dibang Adventures, Lower Dibang Valley, Roing, Arunachal Pradesh, 792110, India.

PMID: 31172504
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2768

No abstract available

Keywords: Catopuma temminckii; Arunachal Pradesh; Asiatic golden cat; Himalayas; camera trap; coloration phenotypes; habitat segregation; melanism; polymorphism.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cats
India
Polymorphism, Genetic*