Identification of carnivore feces by local peoples and molecular analyses

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 961-970

  Zuercher, Gerald L ^a,b,c,d,e   Gipson, Philip S ^a,f   Stewart, George C ^a,g,h,i  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE   (United States)

^c Sunset Zoological Park   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Canids; Carnivores; Cytochrome b; Feces; Felids; Molecular analyses; Scat; Traditional ecological knowledge

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; FECES; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

CANINDEYU; MBARACAYU FOREST NATURAL RESERVE; PARAGUAY; SOUTH AMERICA;

MAMMALIA; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS;

EID: 1642506131     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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