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Canines (Canis lupus familiaris) as biodetectors for conservation work: Can they discriminate the rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) from the willow grouse (L. lagopus) in a yes/no task?

Alpine and arctic bird populations have shown an unmistakable decrease over the last three decades, and the need for conservation is highly necessary. We investigated the use of five privately-owned dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) as a non-invasive tool to determine the presence of rock ptarmigan (Lag...

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Autores principales: Arnesen, Charlotte Holmstad, Johnsen, Christin Beate, Costanzi, Jean-Marc, Rosell, Frank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6986717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31990940
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228143