DNA-based hair sampling to identify road crossings and estimate population size of black bears in Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia

DNA-based hair sampling to identify road crossings and estimate population size of black bears in Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia

<p>The planned widening of U.S. Highway 17 along the east boundary of Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (GDSNWR) and a lack of knowledge about the refugeâ s bear population created the need to identify potential sites for wildlife crossings and estimate the size of the refugeâ s be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wills, Johnny
Other Authors: Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
Subjects:
travel route
road crossings
microsatellite
hair trap
black bears
bear/vehicle collisions
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34932
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09052008-172911/

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http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34932
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09052008-172911/

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