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

The rapid expansion of road networks has reduced connectivity among populations of flora
and fauna. The resulting isolation is assumed to increase population extinction rates, in part …

Many studies in molecular ecology rely upon the genotyping of large numbers of low‐
quantity DNA extracts derived from noninvasive or museum specimens. To overcome low …

To establish longevity of faecal DNA samples under varying summer field conditions, we
collected 53 faeces from captive brown bears (Ursus arctos) on a restricted vegetation diet …

Genetic non-invasive sampling (gNIS) may provide valuable information for population
monitoring, as it allows inferences of population density and key behavioural traits such as …

Abstract Background Bengal tiger Panthera tigris tigris the National Animal of India, is an
endangered species. Estimating populations for such species is the main objective for …

Faecal material has increasingly become an important non-invasive source of DNA for
wildlife population genetics. However, DNA from faecal sources can have issues associated …

We investigated the influence of sampling location within a faeces on DNA quality by
sampling from both the outside and inside of 25 brown bear (Ursus arctos) scats and the …

Cooperatively breeding societies show distinct interspecific variations in social and genetic
organization. Long-term studies provide invaluable data to further our understanding of the …

Simple Summary Microsatellite markers are widely used molecular markers for genetic
studies, but choosing the right set involves a challenging trade-off between effectiveness …