Factors influencing degradation of DNA and hormones in maned wolf scat

Animal Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 184-194

  Vynne, C ^a,b   Baker, M R ^a   Breuer, Z K ^a   Wasser, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b National Fish and Wildlife Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysocyon brachyurus; Detection dog; Glucocorticoids; Noninvasive genetic sampling; Sample degradation; Scat; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

CANID; ERROR ANALYSIS; HORMONE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CHRYSOCYON BRACHYURUS;

EID: 83755193148     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2011.00503.x     Document Type: Article

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