Item talk:Q229772

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 "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/fort-collins-science-center/science/non-invasive-genetic-sampling-free-roaming-horses",
 "headline": "Non-invasive Genetic Sampling of Free-roaming Horses to Estimate Population Size, Genetic Diversity, and Consumption of Invasive Species",
 "datePublished": "October 27, 2016",
 "author": [
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     "name": "Kate  Schoenecker, PhD",
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     "text": "There is a stated need for robust, repeatable, and transparent methods to estimate the size of free-roaming horse populations. Current population estimates are mostly based on aerial surveys, which are expensive, risky, and can be biased if protocols are not carefully followed or if a substantial proportion of the population is essentially invisible to observers. This study involves developing a new method for estimating horse population sizes based on non-invasive techniques; using genetic analysis of fecal samples (dung) and mark-recapture population estimation models. This research is in collaboration with Colorado State University and BLM."
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     "text": "Molecular tagging is a new application of molecular genetic techniques to traditional mark-recapture methodology designed to address situations where traditional methods fail. In such studies, non-invasively collected samples (such as feces, feathers, or fur) are used as a source of DNA that is then genotyped at multiple loci such that each individual animal can be uniquely identified. Thus, each individual\u2019s DNA represents a unique tag analogous to a band or other mark used in traditional mark-recapture studies."
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   "name": "Fort Collins Science Center",
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