Noninvasive genetic sampling: look before you leap

Times Cited: 185 International audience Noninvasive sampling allows genetic studies of free-ranging animals without the need to capture or even observe them, and thus allows questions to be addressed that cannot be answered using conventional methods. Initially, this sampling strategy promised to ex...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Main Authors: Taberlet, P., Waits, L. P., Luikart, G.
Other Authors: Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine (LECA), Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho Moscow, USA
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 1999
Subjects:
CONSERVATION GENETICS
DNA-POLYMERASE
URSUS-ARCTOS
NUCLEAR-DNA
FECAL DNA
PCR
MICROSATELLITES
POPULATION
AMPLIFICATION
PHYLOGEOGRAPHY
[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology
[SDV.BID]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity
[SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology
environment
Ursus arctos
Online Access:https://hal.science/halsde-00280570
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-5347(99)01637-7
Description
Summary:Times Cited: 185 International audience Noninvasive sampling allows genetic studies of free-ranging animals without the need to capture or even observe them, and thus allows questions to be addressed that cannot be answered using conventional methods. Initially, this sampling strategy promised to exploit fully the existing DNA-based technology for studies in ethology; conservation biology and population genetics. However, recent work now indicates the need for a more cautious approach, which includes quantifying the genotyping error rate. Despite this, many of the difficulties of noninvasive sampling will probably be overcome with improved methodology.

Similar Items