A DNA assay for rapid discrimination between beaver species as a tool for alien species management
| Autor: | Frank Rosell, Roisin Campbell-Palmer, Christiane Frosch, R. McEwing |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Castor canadensis
Beaver biology Range (biology) Ecology Introduced species Alien Management Monitoring Policy and Law biology.organism_classification Invasive species biology.animal Wildlife management Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation Wildlife conservation |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Wildlife Research. 60:547-550 |
| ISSN: | 1439-0574 1612-4642 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10344-014-0803-6 |
| Popis: | The confirmed presence of alien North American beavers in some regions of Eurasia may compete with and hinder the successful recolonisation of the native Eurasian species back to its former range. Distinguishing the two species in the field can be problematic, time consuming and expensive, thereby potentially limiting appropriate conservation actions. Here, a rapid and inexpensive genetic SNP assay is described that can separate the two species from either non-invasively collected samples or samples taken directly from restrained individuals. We applied these new genetic assays to free-living beavers of unknown origin sampled in Scotland. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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