Sampling error in non-invasive genetic analyses of an endangered social carnivore

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2005-2007

  Spiering, Penny A ^a,b   Gunther, Micaela Szykman ^a,c   Wildt, David E ^a   Somers, Michael J ^b   Maldonado, Jesús E ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Faecal sampling; Lycaon pictus; Microsatellites; Non invasive; Sampling error

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LYCAON PICTUS;

EID: 71349083992     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-009-9880-6     Document Type: Note

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