Negative impacts from the presence of domestic animals pose particular issues for
biodiversity conservation as they are intimately tied to the economic, social and political …

Population genetic data underpin many studies of behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary
processes in wild populations and contribute to effective conservation management …

In many situations prey choice by predators in the field cannot be established or quantified
using direct observation. The remains of some prey may be visually identified in the guts and …

Noninvasive genetic sampling provides great potential for research and management
applications in wildlife biology. Researchers can obtain DNA from a variety of sources …

Population ecology has matured to a sophisticated science with astonishing potential for
contributing solutions to wildlife conservation and management challenges. And yet, much …

DNA barcoding is a technique for identifying organisms based on a short, standardized
fragment of genomic DNA. The standardized sequence region is called a DNA barcode …

The editors utilize their 50 years of combined experience in professional engagement with
the behaviour and ecology of wild felids to draw together a unique network of the world's …

The status of many carnivore populations is of growing concern to scientists and
conservationists, making the need for data pertaining to carnivore distribution, abundance …

Noninvasive genetic approaches continue to improve studies in molecular ecology,
conservation genetics and related disciplines such as forensics and epidemiology …

The study of feces of terrestrial mammals brings out biological and ecological data such as
the species presence, diet, behaviour, territory, parasitic fauna, and home-range use, which …