Efficacy of passive hair-traps for the genetic sampling of a low-density badger population

Efficacy of passive hair-traps for the genetic sampling of a low-density badger population

<p>A hair-trapping survey was carried out in the western River Po plain (NW Italy). We aimed to test whether barbed wire hair snares in combination with DNA profiling might represent an effective tool to study a low-density badger population. Traps were placed above the entrances of tw...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Balestrieri, Luigi Remonti, Alain C. Frantz, Enrica Capelli, Michele Zenato, Ettore E. Dettori, Franca Guidali, Claudio Prigioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Teriologica Italiana 2011-02-01
Series:Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy
Subjects:
trapping effort, genotyping success, non-invasive sampling, Meles meles
Online Access:http://www.italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it/article/view/4556

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