Detection dog efficacy for collecting faecal samples from the critically endangered Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) for genetic censusing
Population estimates using genetic capture–recapture methods from non-invasively collected wildlife samples are more accurate and precise than those obtained from traditional methods when detection and resampling rates are high. Recently, detection dogs have been increasingly used to find elusive sp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2015-01-01
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Series: | Royal Society Open Science |
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Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.140423 |