Model Thresholds are More Important than Presence Location Type: Understanding the Distribution of Lowland tapir (Tapirus Terrestris) in a Continuous Atlantic …

D Norris - Tropical Conservation Science, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Modeling the distribution of rare and endangered species is challenging, and there is
substantial debate regarding what species distribution models (SDMs) actually represent …

Pragmatic applications and universality of DNA barcoding for substantial organisms at species level: a review to explore a way forward

S Ahmed, M Ibrahim, C Nantasenamat… - BioMed Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
DNA barcodes are regarded as hereditary succession codes that serve as a recognition
marker to address several queries relating to the identification, classification, community …

Enhancing tropical conservation and ecology research with aquatic environmental DNA methods: an introduction for non‐environmental DNA specialists

R Huerlimann, MK Cooper, RC Edmunds… - Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity conservation is a worldwide concern and proper management of threatened
species or communities depends on reliable and accurate data collection. Despite the broad …

Cost-effective scat-detection dogs: unleashing a powerful new tool for international mammalian conservation biology

JD Orkin, Y Yang, C Yang, DW Yu, X Jiang - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Recently, detection dogs have been utilized to collect fecal samples from cryptic and rare
mammals. Despite the great promise of this technique for conservation biology, its broader …

A Comparative Analysis of Genetic Diversity and Structure in Jaguars (Panthera onca), Pumas (Puma concolor), and Ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) in Fragmented …

C Wultsch, LP Waits, MJ Kelly - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
With increasing anthropogenic impact and landscape change, terrestrial carnivore
populations are becoming more fragmented. Thus, it is crucial to genetically monitor wild …

Applications and techniques for non-invasive faecal genetics research in felid conservation

TW Rodgers, JE Janečka - European journal of wildlife research, 2013 - Springer
Non-invasive genetic techniques utilising DNA extracted from faeces hold great promise for
felid conservation research. These methods can be used to establish species distributions …

Genetic identification of I berian rodent species using both mitochondrial and nuclear loci: application to noninvasive sampling

S Barbosa, J Pauperio, JB Searle… - Molecular Ecology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Species identification through noninvasive sampling is increasingly used in animal
conservation genetics, given that it obviates the need to handle free‐living individuals …

[HTML][HTML] Activity pattern of Cuniculus paca (Rodentia: Cuniculidae) in relation to lunar illumination and other abiotic variables in the southern Brazilian Amazon

F Michalski, D Norris - Zoologia (Curitiba), 2011 - SciELO Brasil
Understanding what influences the activity of organisms is important for both ecological
understanding and species conservation. Using data from 2,707 camera trap days …

A fecal sequel: Testing the limits of a genetic assay for bat species identification

FM Walker, A Tobin, NB Simmons, CJ Sobek… - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
DNA metabarcoding assays are powerful tools for delving into the DNA in wildlife feces,
giving unprecedented ability to detect species, understand natural history, and identify …

Factors influencing degradation of DNA and hormones in maned wolf scat

C Vynne, MR Baker, ZK Breuer… - Animal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to noninvasively detect the presence of species and assess physiological health
by DNA and hormone analysis makes scat a valuable tool for ecology and conservation. We …