Assessing reliability of microsatellite genotypes from kit fox faecal samples using genetic and GIS analyses

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 387-406

  Smith, D A ^a   Ralls, K ^b,h   Hurt, A ^c,f   Adams, B ^d,g   Parker, M ^c,e   Maldonado, J E ^d,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^f Working Dogs for Conservation   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^h SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ Smithsonian Institute   (Panama)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Faecal analysis; Faecal genotypes; Kit fox; Noninvasive sampling; Scats; Vulpes macrotis mutica

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; FEMALE; FOX; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; FEMALE; FOXES; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX RATIO;

CANIDAE; VULPES; VULPES MACROTIS MUTICA;

EID: 33645049013     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02841.x     Document Type: Article

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