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Similar estimates of population genetic composition and sex ratio derived from carcasses and faeces of Eurasian otter Lutra lutra.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jan 2003
Dallas John F, Coxon Karen E, Sykes Tim, Chanin Paul R F, Marshall Freda, Carss David N, Bacon Philip J, Piertney Stuart B, Racey Paul A
Abstract excerpt
Collecting faeces is viewed as a potentially efficient way to sample elusive animals. Nonetheless, any biases in estimates of population composition associated with such sampling remain uncharacterized. The goal of this study was to compare estimates of genetic composition and sex ratio derived from Eurasian otter Lutra lutra spraints (faeces) with estimates derived from carcasses. Twenty per cent of 426...
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