Noninvasive sampling allows genetic studies of free-ranging animals without the need to
capture or even observe them, and thus allows questions to be addressed that cannot be …

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

A guide to data collection, modeling and inference strategies for biological survey data using
Bayesian and classical statistical methods. This book describes a general and flexible …

Individual identification using DNA fingerprinting methods is emerging as a critical tool in
conservation genetics and molecular ecology. Statistical methods that estimate the …

Genetic assignment methods use genotype likelihoods to draw inference about where
individuals were or were not born, potentially allowing direct, real‐time estimates of …

The decreasing cost and increasing scope and power of emerging genomic technologies
are reshaping the field of molecular ecology. However, many modern genomic approaches …

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

Predicting population-level effects of landscape change depends on identifying factors that
influence population connectivity in complex landscapes. However, most putative movement …

Individual identification via non-invasive sampling is of prime importance in conservation
genetics and in behavioural ecology. This approach allows for genetics studies of wild …

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