Evaluation of noninvasive genetic sampling methods for felid and canid populations

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1690-1694

  Ruell, Emily W ^a   Crooks, Kevin R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Bobcat; Coyote; Gray fox; Hair snare; Lynx rufus; Microsatellites; Mitochondrial DNA; Mountain lion; Noninvasive sampling; Scat

Indexed keywords

CANID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FELID; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HAIR; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; SAMPLING; SYMPATRY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANIDAE; CANIS LATRANS; FELIDAE; LYNX; LYNX RUFUS; MAMMALIA; PUMA CONCOLOR; UROCYON; UROCYON CINEREOARGENTEUS;

EID: 35148843512     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-061     Document Type: Article

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