Additional file 3: Figure S2. of 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

Duplex nested PCR of and leopard primer with TSP and LSP. Lane1-6: 100 bp ladder, tiger DNA, leopard DNA, tiger and leopard DNA combined, extraction control, PCR control. (TIF 293 kb

drav_cov_est_ucln_yule_no_burnin.trees.zip from A Bayesian phylogenetic study of the Dravidian language family

The Dravidian language family consists of about 80 varieties (Hammarström H. 2016 <i>Glottolog 2.7</i>) spoken by 220 million people across southern and central India and surrounding countries (Steever SB. 1998 In <i>The Dravidian languages</i> (ed. SB Steever), pp. 1–39: 1). Neither the geographical origin of the Dravidian language homeland nor its exact dispersal through time are known. The history of these languages is crucial for understanding prehistory in Eurasia, because despite their current restricted range, these languages played a significant role in influencing other language groups including Indo-Aryan (Indo-European) and Munda (Austroasiatic) speakers. Here, we report the results of a Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of cognate-coded lexical data, elicited first hand from native speakers, to investigate the subgrouping of the Dravidian language family, and provide dates for the major points of diversification. Our results indicate that the Dravidian language family is approximately 4500 years old, a finding that corresponds well with earlier linguistic and archaeological studies. The main branches of the Dravidian language family (North, Central, South I, South II) are recovered, although the placement of languages within these main branches diverges from previous classifications. We find considerable uncertainty with regard to the relationships between the main branches

drav_cov_est_ucln_yule.mcct.trees from A Bayesian phylogenetic study of the Dravidian language family

The Dravidian language family consists of about 80 varieties (Hammarström H. 2016 <i>Glottolog 2.7</i>) spoken by 220 million people across southern and central India and surrounding countries (Steever SB. 1998 In <i>The Dravidian languages</i> (ed. SB Steever), pp. 1–39: 1). Neither the geographical origin of the Dravidian language homeland nor its exact dispersal through time are known. The history of these languages is crucial for understanding prehistory in Eurasia, because despite their current restricted range, these languages played a significant role in influencing other language groups including Indo-Aryan (Indo-European) and Munda (Austroasiatic) speakers. Here, we report the results of a Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of cognate-coded lexical data, elicited first hand from native speakers, to investigate the subgrouping of the Dravidian language family, and provide dates for the major points of diversification. Our results indicate that the Dravidian language family is approximately 4500 years old, a finding that corresponds well with earlier linguistic and archaeological studies. The main branches of the Dravidian language family (North, Central, South I, South II) are recovered, although the placement of languages within these main branches diverges from previous classifications. We find considerable uncertainty with regard to the relationships between the main branches

SI_2017_09_29.docx from A Bayesian phylogenetic study of the Dravidian language family

Supplementary Materials containing additional Figures and analysis, as well as a literature review on the 20 sampled Dravidian language

drav_cov_est_ucln_yule.xml from A Bayesian phylogenetic study of the Dravidian language family

BEAST 2 xml file that was used for the best-supported analysis, relaxed covarion model with relative mutation rates estimated

drav_cov_est_ucln_yule.xml from A Bayesian phylogenetic study of the Dravidian language family

BEAST 2 xml file that was used for the best-supported analysis, relaxed covarion model with relative mutation rates estimated

SI_2017_09_29.docx from A Bayesian phylogenetic study of the Dravidian language family

Supplementary Materials containing additional Figures and analysis, as well as a literature review on the 20 sampled Dravidian language