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Noninvasive Genetic Assessment Is an Effective Wildlife Research Tool When Compared with Other Approaches.
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- Wild Pedigree exploreR (wpeR): Streamlined Analysis and Visualization of Wild Pedigrees in Time and Space.Molecular ecology resources · 2026Article
- Maximizing the Quality of Non-Invasive Samples for Conservation Genetics Using Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing: A Comparison of Fecal DNA Preservation Methodologies.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
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- Genetic legacy and recent cross of two ancient lineages underlie the rebound of the world's rarest primate.Science advances · 2026Article
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- Two novel species-specific mitochondrial markers for non-invasive identification of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta).Molecular biology reports · 2025Article
- Veterinary medicine in reintroduction and reinforcement of the European pond turtle Emys orbicularis: a review.BMC veterinary research · 2025Review
- Mitochondrial Impostors: Prevalence and Impacts of NUMTs on Genetic and Evolutionary Studies in Carnivora.Genome biology and evolution · 2025Article
- Age Is Just a Number: No Impacts of Scat Ageing on Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotyping Using a Target Capture Approach.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- A Systematic Literature Review of Mitochondrial DNA Analysis for Horse Genetic Diversity.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Strategic Sampling of Eurasian Otter Spraints for Genetic Research in South Korea: Enhancing PCR Success and Data Accuracy.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Comparison of DNA extraction methods for genotyping equine histidine-rich glycoprotein insertion/deletion polymorphisms using oral mucosa swabs and feces.Veterinary and animal science · 2024Article
- An experimental design for obtaining DNA of a target species and its diet from a single non-invasive genetic protocol.Ecology and evolution · 2023Article
- Development of short-target primers for species identification in biological studies of Carnivora.Ecology and evolution · 2023Article
- Novel frontier in wildlife monitoring: Identification of small rodent species from fecal pellets using near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS).Ecology and evolution · 2023Article
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Abstract
Wildlife research has been indispensable for increasing our insight into ecosystem functioning as well as for designing effective conservation measures under the currently high rates of biodiversity loss. Genetic and genomic analyses might be able to yield the same information on, e.g., population size, health, or diet composition as other wildlife research methods, and even provide additional data that would not be possible to obtain by alternative means. Moreover, if DNA is collected non-invasively, this technique has only minimal or no impact on animal welfare. Nevertheless, the implementation rate of noninvasive genetic assessment in wildlife studies has been rather low. This might be caused by the perceived inefficiency of DNA material obtained non-invasively in comparison with DNA obtained from blood or tissues, or poorer performance in comparison with other approaches used in wildlife research. Therefore, the aim of this review was to evaluate the performance of noninvasive genetic assessment in comparison with other methods across different types of wildlife studies. Through a search of three scientific databases, 113 relevant studies were identified, published between the years 1997 and 2020. Overall, most of the studies (94%) reported equivalent or superior performance of noninvasive genetic assessment when compared with either invasive genetic sampling or another research method. It might be also cheaper and more time-efficient than other techniques. In conclusion, noninvasive genetic assessment is a highly effective research approach, whose efficacy and performance are likely to improve even further in the future with the development of optimized protocols.
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