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Noninvasive genetic tracking of the endangered Pyrenean brown bear population.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 1997
Taberlet P, Camarra J J, Griffin S, Uhrès E, Hanotte O, Waits L P, Dubois-Paganon C, Burke T, Bouvet J
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Pyrenean brown bears Ursus arctos are threatened with extinction. Management efforts to preserve this population require a comprehensive knowledge of the number and sex of the remaining individuals and their respective home ranges. This goal has been achieved using a combination of noninvasive genetic sampling of hair and faeces collected in the field and corresponding track size data. Genotypic data were...
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