Population size estimation in Yellowstone wolves with error-prone noninvasive microsatellite genotypes

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2003-2009

  Creel, Scott ^a   Spong, Goran ^b   Sands, Jennifer L ^a   Rotella, Jay ^a   Zeigle, Janet ^c   Joe, Lawrence ^c   Murphy, Kerry M ^d   Smith, Douglas ^d  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CELERA   (United States)

^d YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Census; Faeces; Microsatellites; Noninvasive; Population size; Wolf

Indexed keywords

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; RESEARCH DESIGN; WOLVES; WYOMING;

CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS LUPUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037630871     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.01868.x     Document Type: Article

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