An efficient noninvasive method for discriminating among faeces of sympatric North American Canids

dc.contributor.authorBozarth, Christine A.
dc.contributor.authorAlva-Campbell, Yvette R.
dc.contributor.authorRalls, Katherine
dc.contributor.authorHenry, Tammy R.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Deborah A.
dc.contributor.authorWestphal, Michael F.
dc.contributor.authorMaldonado, Jesús E.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-12T17:26:41Z
dc.date.available2011-05-12T17:26:41Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractMolecular technology can identify species noninvasively from faeces found in the field. We describe a fast and reliable genetic method that differentiates faeces of five potentially sympatric North American canids without using multiple primer sets or restriction enzyme digestion. Our primer set amplifies a short fragment (237–288 bp) of the mitochondrial d-loop that is a different length in each species: kit fox (Vulpes macrotis), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), coyote (Canis latrans), and dog (Canis familiaris). We extensively tested our technique using published and novel d-loop sequences and then applied it to two large faecal data sets collected in California and Virginia. It provides an efficient tool for noninvasively distinguishing sympatric canids in diverse regions of North America.
dc.format.extent173–175
dc.identifier1877-7252
dc.identifier.citationBozarth, Christine A., Alva-Campbell, Yvette R., Ralls, Katherine, Henry, Tammy R., Smith, Deborah A., Westphal, Michael F., and Maldonado, Jesús E. 2010. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/16193">An efficient noninvasive method for discriminating among faeces of sympatric North American Canids</a>." <em>Conservation Genetics Resources</em>, 2, (1) 173–175. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-010-9215-4">https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-010-9215-4</a>.
dc.identifier.issn1877-7252
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10088/16193
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.relation.ispartofConservation Genetics Resources 2 (1)
dc.titleAn efficient noninvasive method for discriminating among faeces of sympatric North American Canids
dc.typearticle
sro.description.unitNH-Vertebrate Zoology
sro.description.unitNMNH
sro.description.unitNZP
sro.identifier.doi10.1007/s12686-010-9215-4
sro.identifier.itemID97975
sro.identifier.refworksID29896
sro.identifier.urlhttps://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/16193
sro.publicationPlaceDordrecht, Netherlands

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