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We are grateful to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and Indian Institute of Science for the sustained financial and infrastructure support to carry out ecological research in the Western Ghats. We thank Vishnu D Mukri and Shrikanth Naik for assistance during field investigations.

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