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I am looking to use metabarcoding to identify prey species in the feces of black bears and wolves, and I am searching for a lab to send the samples to carry the analysis.
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Birds get access to buildings and hence gain protection for their nests and offspring. Has anybody seen this behaviour in barn swallows or other species of birds?
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I am conducting a research project where I wish to reconstruct the diet of wolves through different methods, one of them is to use macro-remains from stomac contents. Any advices on lab methods ?
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Dear colleagues, I work for a French agricultural cooperative and I do field trials for which I need to monitor a pest: corn borer. I am looking for light traps and can not find it. Would someone...
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As more and more amateur ornithology projects are including population genetics, or, institutions rely on amateur bird ringers/ornithologists to collect samples, I though it might be useful to...
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We will start soon a 1 year (at least) camera trap project, where the main target will be mesocarnivores. Unfortunately, some animals like mongooses don´t have spots or truly individual marks and...
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Hi everybody! Have question about sexual maturity of female Maine coon cats. In general, a kitten is considered an adult cat when it reaches 1 year of age. Kittens typically reach a length and...
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Can anyone explain regarding the net types that use for birds?
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I was wondering whether the presence of pond turtles in temperate water bodies might be investigated using underwater recordings
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What is known about echolocation in rodents and shrews?
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I have an undergraduate student who is sorting through some fossil lizard jaw bones, but identification to species (or even genus) is challenging. Does anyone know of a good resource (publication...
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My colleague and I have fecal samples from mandrills. It's pretty far outside my usual interests, but I was trying to research to see if there is a way to determine age of the animal from the...
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catching fleas for identification and pathogen analysis
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In order to survey and estimates of wild animals exact populations within forest areas, new and most reliable methods are required. To overcome this what are the new approaches to find out most...
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Please help... Thanks, Zlatko
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Where can I find an illustration of a Varanus komodoensis nesting chamber? I can't seem to find any on the internet or in any publications. Thank you, Lisa
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For instance, if the climate is warming, can we expect that vector-borne parasitic diseases of the tropics will invade more developed countries.
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