DNA analysis of hair and scat collected along snow tracks to document the presence of Canada lynx

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 451-455

  McKelvey, Kevin S ^a   Von Kienast, Jeffrey ^b   Aubry, Keith B ^c   Koehler, Gary M ^d   Maletzke, Benjamin T ^e   Squires, John R ^a   Lindquist, Edward L ^f   Loch, Steve ^f   Schwartz, Michael K ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Superior National Forest   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Hair snares; Lynx; Lynx canadensis; Noninvasive sampling; Scats; Snow tracking

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HAIR; MAMMAL; SNOW; SURVEYING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

LYNX; LYNX CANADENSIS;

EID: 33745626429     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[451:DAOHAS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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