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1 April 2011 Integrating Motion-Detection Cameras and Hair Snags for Wolverine Identification
Audrey J. Magoun, Clinton D. Long, Michael K. Schwartz, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Richard E. Lowell, Patrick Valkenburg
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Abstract

We developed an integrated system for photographing a wolverine's (Gulo gulo) ventral pattern while concurrently collecting hair for microsatellite DNA genotyping. Our objectives were to 1) test the system on a wild population of wolverines using an array of camera and hair-snag (C&H) stations in forested habitat where wolverines were known to occur, 2) validate our ability to determine identity (ID) and sex from photographs by comparing photographic data with that from DNA, and 3) encourage researchers and managers to test the system in different wolverine populations and habitats and improve the system design. Of the 18 individuals (10 M, 8 F) for which we obtained genotypes over the 2 years of our study, there was a 100% match between photographs and DNA for both ID and sex. The integrated system made it possible to reduce cost of DNA analysis by >74%. Integrating motion-detection cameras and hair snags provides a costeffective technique for wildlife managers to monitor wolverine populations in remote habitats and obtain information on important population parameters such as density, survival, productivity, and effective population size.

© 2011 The Wildlife Society.
Audrey J. Magoun, Clinton D. Long, Michael K. Schwartz, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Richard E. Lowell, and Patrick Valkenburg "Integrating Motion-Detection Cameras and Hair Snags for Wolverine Identification," Journal of Wildlife Management 75(3), 731-739, (1 April 2011). https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.107
Received: 2 February 2010; Accepted: 1 September 2010; Published: 1 April 2011
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KEYWORDS
DNA
Gulo gulo
hair snagging
identification
microsatellite genotyping
motion-detection cameras
photographs
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