DNA barcoding meets molecular scatology: short mtDNA sequences for standardized species assignment of carnivore noninvasive samples

PB Chaves, VG Graeff, MB Lion… - Molecular Ecology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Although species assignment of scats is important to study carnivore biology, there is still no
standardized assay for the identification of carnivores worldwide, which would allow large …

[HTML][HTML] Fifty Years of Research on European Mink Mustela lutreola L., 1761 Genetics: Where Are We Now in Studies on One of the Most Endangered Mammals?

J Skorupski - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this review is to present the current state of knowledge about the genetics of
European mink Mustela lutreola L., 1761, which is one of the most endangered mammalian …

Diet of sympatric pine marten (Martes martes) and stone marten (Martes foina) identified by genotyping of DNA from faeces

M Posłuszny, M Pilot, J Goszczyński, B Gralak - Annales Zoologici Fennici, 2007 - JSTOR
Martes martes and Martes foina occur sympatrically in most of Europe. Little is known about
differences between trophic niches of these species, because martens are difficult to …

Species-specific mitochondrial DNA markers for identification of non-invasive samples from sympatric carnivores in the Iberian Peninsula

CA Fernandes, C Ginja, I Pereira, R Tenreiro… - Conservation …, 2008 - Springer
Genetic species identification of non-invasively collected samples has become an important
tool in ecological research, management and conservation and wildlife forensics. This is …

Bayesian analysis of hybridization and introgression between the endangered european mink (Mustela lutreola) and the polecat (Mustela putorius)

MT Cabria, JR Michaux, BJ Gómez‐Moliner… - Molecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Human‐mediated global change will probably increase the rates of natural hybridization
and genetic introgression between closely related species, and this will have major …

Range expansion of the pine marten (Martes martes) in an agricultural landscape matrix (NW Italy)

A Balestrieri, L Remonti, A Ruiz-González… - Mammalian Biology, 2010 - Elsevier
Habitat segregation is considered to favour the coexistence of sympatric pine martens
Martes martes and stone martens M. foina, the latter being displaced to agricultural and …

Multi-season occupancy analysis reveals large scale competitive exclusion of the critically endangered European mink by the invasive non-native American mink in …

G Santulli, S Palazón, Y Melero, J Gosálbez… - Biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Understanding changes over time in the distribution of interacting native and invasive
species that may be symptomatic of competitive exclusion is critical to identify the need for …

A non-invasive genetic method to identify the sympatric mustelids pine marten (Martes martes) and stone marten (Martes foina): preliminary distribution survey on the …

A Ruiz-González, J Rubines, O Berdión… - European Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
The closely related mustelids European pine marten (Martes martes) and stone marten
(Martes foina) sympatrically inhabit a large area of Europe. However, given our limited …

Monitoring the small-scale distribution of sympatric European pine martens (Martes martes) and stone martens (Martes foina): a multievidence approach using faecal …

S Rosellini, E Osorio, A Ruiz-González… - Wildlife …, 2008 - CSIRO Publishing
The European pine marten (Martes martes) and stone marten (Martes foina) are two closely
related mustelids that live sympatrically over a large area of Europe. In the northern Iberian …

Molecular ecology of the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis): non-invasive sampling yields insights into local population dynamics

CS Trinca, CF Jaeger, E Eizirik - Biological Journal of the …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Non-invasive genetic analysis has been frequently employed to estimate ecological and
population parameters for many secretive and/or threatened species. However, Neotropical …