Detection and classification of cougars in Michigan using low copy DNA sources

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 363-372

  Swanson, Bradley J ^a   Rusz, Patrick J ^b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan Wildlife Conservancy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DNA; GENOTYPE; MAMMAL;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PUMA CONCOLOR;

EID: 33646228851     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2006)155[363:DACOCI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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