Genetic tagging of free-ranging black and brown bears

• Main Authors: Woods, John G., Paetkau, David, Lewis, David, McLellan, Bruce N., Proctor, Michael, Strobeck, Curtis
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: Black bear; Brown bear; DNA; Hair; Mark recapture; Microsatellite; Ursus americanus; Ursus arctos; 2309 Nature and Landscape Conservation; Canada; British Columbia
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:9d631d8

Identification of individuals in a free-ranging animal population is potentially hampered by a lack of distinguishing features (e.g., scars, unique color patterns), poor visibility (e.g., densely forested environments), cost and invasiveness of physical capture, and mark loss. Advances in DNA-analys...