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Species and sex identification from faecal samples of sympatric carnivores, Amur leopard and Siberian tiger, in the Russian Far East

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Acknowledgements

We thank S. J. O’Brien (NCI) and CRES (San Diego Zoo) for providing DNA samples of Amur leopard and of Siberian tiger, and Inokashira Zoo for providing hair samples of leopard cats. Cordial thanks are also due to R. Masuda for providing DNA samples of two leopard cats (Ueno Zoological Gardens, Japan). This study was partially supported by JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research Abroad.

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  1. Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Nishi-5 Kita-10, 060-0810, Japan

    Taro Sugimoto & Seigo Higashi

  2. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan

    Junco Nagata

  3. Institute of Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, Vladivostok, Russia

    Vladimir V. Aramilev & Alexander Belozor

  4. Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Junco Nagata & Dale R. McCullough

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Sugimoto, T., Nagata, J., Aramilev, V.V. et al. Species and sex identification from faecal samples of sympatric carnivores, Amur leopard and Siberian tiger, in the Russian Far East. Conserv Genet 7, 799–802 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-005-9071-z

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