Conservation genetic analyses of many endangered species have been based on
genoty** of microsatellite loci and sequencing of short fragments of mtDNA. The increase …

Eurasian otter populations strongly declined and partially disappeared due to global and
local causes (habitat destruction, water pollution, human persecution) in parts of their …

Recent genetic studies have challenged the traditional view that the ancestors of British
Celtic people spread from central Europe during the Iron Age and have suggested a much …

Non-invasive genetic analysis has been frequently employed to estimate ecological and
population parameters for many secretive and/or threatened species. However, Neotropical …

Abstract The Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) is a medium-sized semiaquatic carnivore
with a broad distribution in the Neotropical region. Despite being apparently common in …

The Japanese otter lived throughout four main Japanese islands, but it has not been
observed in the wild since 1979 and was declared extinct in 2012. Although recent …

Scats from marine otters were collected from the entire Peruvian distribution range along the
Pacific coast. Partial mtDNA control region sequences (265 bp) were successfully amplified …

The Eurasian otter is a wide-ranging semi-aquatic mammal that underwent a significant
population decline in the last century, leading to local extinctions, reduction and …

After a major decline, the UK otter Lutra lutra population is now recovering in its known
strongholds (northern England, Wales and Borders and southwest England) and also in …

Abstract The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) population in Sweden went through a drastic
decline in population size between the 1950s and 1980s, caused mostly by anthropogenic …