Divyashree Rana

Isolation to Extinction: Landscape Fragmentation and Connectivity in Sloth Bears of the Indian Terai

This study uses landscape genetics to analyze sloth bear populations in the Indian Terai, finding agriculture and proximity to water as key barriers to gene flow and highlighting low genetic diversity.

There is no silver bullet: Tiger corridors do not ensure multispecies carnivore connectivity

The paper evaluates multispecies functional connectivity in a felid landscape, finding that existing tiger corridors are inefficient and that multispecies approaches improve conservation planning.

Middle-income countries disproportionately face the burden of the Open Access publication model

The paper analyzes OA publishing model impacts on publication rates across income groups, finding middle-income countries face greater disparities due to APC costs.

Landscape matters: Deriving a generalizable understanding of population connectivity using empirical data and graph theory

This study uses graph theory to analyze connectivity patterns across 11 Indian carnivore species in diverse landscapes, finding that larger species better overcome fragmentation but depend on high-quality patches, while landscape features influence network-level connectivity more than species traits.

From single species to communities: microsatellite amplicon sequencing to monitor felids using Feliplex

The paper introduces Feliplex, a multiplex microsatellite panel for simultaneous genotyping of multiple felid species, demonstrating its effectiveness in population monitoring and genetic structure analysis.

Trace DNA from kill sites identifies predating tigers

The paper uses trace DNA from kill sites to identify individual tigers, finding that shed hair samples are most effective for individual identification.