TY - JOUR AU - Mukherjee, Shomita AU - CN, Ashalakshmi AU - Home, Chandrima AU - Ramakrishnan, Uma PY - 2010 DA - 2010/06/07 TI - An evaluation of the PCR-RFLP technique to aid molecular-based monitoring of felids and canids in India JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 159 VL - 3 IS - 1 AB - The order Carnivora is well represented in India, with 58 of the 250 species found globally, occurring here. However, small carnivores figure very poorly in research and conservation policies in India. This is mainly due to the dearth of tested and standardized techniques that are both cost effective and conducive to small carnivore studies in the field. In this paper we present a non-invasive genetic technique standardized for the study of Indian felids and canids with the use of PCR amplification and restriction enzyme digestion of scat collected in the field. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-3-159 DO - 10.1186/1756-0500-3-159 ID - Mukherjee2010 ER -