Niche partitioning facilitates coexistence of three apex predators in the Lapchi Valley, Central Himalaya, Nepal

Narayan Prasad Koju, Babita Maharjan, Meghajan Budha, Ashim Thapamagar, Nishan Pokhrel, Miriam Lee, Laxman Khanal, Paul Buzzard, Xuelong Jiang, Randall C. Kyes

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0344947
Published: 2026-04-01
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0344947,
  title = {Niche partitioning facilitates coexistence of three apex predators in the Lapchi Valley, Central Himalaya, Nepal},
  author = {Narayan Prasad Koju and Babita Maharjan and Meghajan Budha and Ashim Thapamagar and Nishan Pokhrel and Miriam Lee and Laxman Khanal and Paul Buzzard and Xuelong Jiang and Randall C. Kyes},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0344947},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0344947}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Niche partitioning facilitates coexistence of three apex predators in the Lapchi Valley, Central Himalaya, Nepal
AU  - Narayan Prasad Koju
AU  - Babita Maharjan
AU  - Meghajan Budha
AU  - Ashim Thapamagar
AU  - Nishan Pokhrel
AU  - Miriam Lee
AU  - Laxman Khanal
AU  - Paul Buzzard
AU  - Xuelong Jiang
AU  - Randall C. Kyes
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS One
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0344947
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Koju, N. P., Maharjan, B., Budha, M., Thapamagar, A., Pokhrel, N., Lee, M., Khanal, L., Buzzard, P., Jiang, X., & Kyes, R. C. (2026). Niche partitioning facilitates coexistence of three apex predators in the Lapchi Valley, Central Himalaya, Nepal. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0344947

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