Testing PCR amplification from elephant dung using silica-dried swabs
Swabbing scat samples is a simple, non-invasive method of obtaining DNA samples for population genetic analysis of wild elephants. In this study, swab samples were taken from the scat of African savanna elephants inhabiting the Galana Wildlife Conservancy (GWC), bordering Tsavo East National Park i...
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| Main Authors: | Andrew Tighe, Robert Gandola, Bernerd Fulanda, Kiera Thurman, Sarah Overby, John Byrne, Jens Carlsson |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IUCN
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Pachyderm |
| Online Access: | https://pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachyderm/article/view/81 |
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