The efficacy of wire and glue hair snares in identifying mesocarnivores

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1152-1161

  Zielinski, William J ^a   Schlexer, Fredrick V ^a   Pilgrim, Kristine L ^b   Schwartz, Michael K ^b  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Carnivore; DNA; Fisher; Genetics; Hair snare; Identification; Marten; Martes americana; Martes pennanti; Noninvasive; Population monitoring; Track plate

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DETECTION METHOD; DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HAIR; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MUSTELID;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MARTES; MARTES AMERICANA; MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 33845960284     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[1152:TEOWAG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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