genetic evidence of differential dispersal pattern in Asiatic wild dog: comparing populations with different pack size and tiger densities

Dispersal is a multi-causal, crucial life-history event in shaping the genetic and behavioral structure of mammals. We assessed the dispersal pattern of dholes aka Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus), a social monogamous mammal at two tiger reserves of Maharashtra with different degrees of pack size and competition with tigers i.e. Tadoba-Andhari (TATR, smaller pack size, higher tiger density) and Nawegaon-Nagzira (NNTR, larger pack size, lower tiger density). We used the microsatellite data of 174 individual genotypes (98 males and 67 females) to assess the dispersal pattern of dholes from two populations with varying pack size, tiger density, and landscape connectivity using gene flow as a proxy.  We compared the population structure, pairwise F statistics, assignment index, and relatedness across a spatial scale. Overall, the results suggested a difference in sex-bias dispersal pattern for the two sub-populations, exhibiting significant results for female-biased dispersal in the TATR pop..., , , # Genetic evidence of differential dispersal pattern in Asiatic wild dog: Comparing populations with different pack size and tiger densities

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The files contain genotyping microsatellite dataset for the male and female dholes of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve and Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve.

## Description of the Data and file structure

The data is separated in four different sheets as M_TATR, F_TATR, M_NNTR and F_NNTR