Noninvasive genetic studies of brown bears using power poles

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 693-702

  Karamanlidis, Alexandros A ^a,d   Drosopoulou, Elena ^b   de Hernando, Miguel Gabriel ^a   Georgiadis, Lazaros ^a   Krambokoukis, Lambros ^a   Pllaha, Stavri ^c   Zedrosser, Andreas ^d,e   Scouras, Zacharias ^b  

^a ARCTUROS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c Transborder Wildlife Association   (Albania)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Conservation; DNA; Endangered species; Greece; Management; Methodology; Southern Balkans; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 77956881177     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0363-3     Document Type: Article

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