Is non-invasive genetic population estimation via faeces sampling feasible for abundant mammals with low defecation rates? A pilot study on free ranging wild boar (Sus scrofa) in South-West Germany;Alkalmas-e a hullatékgyőjtéses mintavétel a gyakori emlősök non-invazív genetikai populáció becslésére, alacsony ürítési ráta esetén? Esettanulmány szabad területen élő vaddisznókon (Sus scrofa) Délnyugat

Acta Silvatica et Lignaria Hungarica

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages 167-177

  Ebert, Cornelia ^a,d   Kolodziej, Karolina ^b   Schikora, Tim Frederic ^c   Schulz, Holger K ^b   Hohmann, Ulf ^a  

^a Research Institute for Forest Ecology and Forestry   (Germany)

^b University of Koblenz   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Mark recapture; Population density; Sample size; Transect

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 77953386218     PISSN: 1786691X     EISSN: 1787064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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