A method of genetic identification of pine marten (Martes martes) and stone marten (Martes foina) and its application to faecal samples

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 271, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 140-147

  Pilot, M ^a   Gralak, B ^b   Goszczynski J ^a,c   Posluszny M ^c  

^a MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

^c WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Faecal DNA; Genetic species identification; Martes foina; Martes martes; Non invasive genetic sampling; Sympatric carnivores

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION STATUS; FECES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MUSTELID; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LODZKIE; POLAND; ROGOW FOREST;

MARTES AMERICANA; MARTES FOINA; MARTES MARTES; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 33846482444     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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