Table 1

Details of samples used and DNA sequencing analysis done in the present study

Sample/Species
N
Status
Origin
Source

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)

a : Samples originated from three different states of pennisular India

Aggarwal et al. Genome Biology 2003 4:P6   doi:10.1186/gb-2003-4-6-p6