Detecting rare species is important for both threatened species management and invasive
species eradication programs. Conservation scent dogs provide an olfactory survey tool that …

Knowing the density or abundance of primate populations is essential for their conservation
management and contextualizing socio‐demographic and behavioral observations. When …

Research on the gut microbiota of free-ranging mammals is offering new insights into dietary
ecology. However, for free-ranging primates, little information is available for how …

The use of detection dogs in conservation studies has expanded across species, conditions
and habitats. However, it is incorrect to assume the potential associated with these surveys …

Mitochondrial DNA remains a cornerstone for molecular ecology, especially for study
species from which high‐quality tissue samples cannot be easily obtained. Methods using …

Abstract The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), North America's only marsupial, has a
range extending from southern Ontario, Canada, to the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, and …

Noninvasive samples as a source of DNA are gaining interest in genomic studies of
endangered species. However, their complex nature and low endogenous DNA content …

The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is an invasive species first detected in 2014. The
insect feeds on plants causing severe damage in vineyards such as the occurrence of sooty …

Noninvasive sampling is an important development in population genetic monitoring of wild
animals. Particularly, the collection of environmental DNA (eDNA) which can be collected …

In the Pyrenees, brown bear population abundance is estimated from non-invasive genetic
analyses of scat and hair samples. Although such analyses are highly beneficial for …