Faecal DNA typing as a tool for investigating territorial behaviour of badgers (Meles meles)

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 138-141

  Frantz, Alain C ^a,b,c   Fack, Fred ^d   Muller, Claude P ^d   Roper, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSÉE NATIONAL D HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (Luxembourg)

^c Laboratoire National de Santé ^*  (Luxembourg)

^d LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE SANTÉ   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Boundary latrines; Hair DNA; Non invasive genotyping; Scent marking

Indexed keywords

MELES MELES; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 33645323744     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-005-0016-0     Document Type: Article

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