An improved field method to obtain dna for individual identification from wolf scat

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1430-1435

  Rutledge, Linda Y ^a   Holloway, Joshua J ^a   Patterson, Brent R ^a   White, Bradley N ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

allelic dropout; Canis spp; DNA quality; fecal sampling; genotyping; methods; noninvasive sampling; scat; wolf

Indexed keywords

CANID; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DNA; FECES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; MUCUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CANIS LYCAON; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 77954485597     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-492     Document Type: Article

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