Wolf or dog? Genetic identification of predators from saliva collected around bite wounds on prey

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1275-1279

  Sundqvist, Anna Karin ^a   Ellegren, Hans ^a   Vilà, Carles ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Microsatellites; Non invasive genotyping; Predation; Wolves

Indexed keywords

CANID; CARNIVORE; COEXISTENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA; GENETIC MARKER; INJURY; PREDATION; SALIVA; SHEEP;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 50249093378     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9454-4     Document Type: Article

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