Experimental evaluation of genetic predator identification from saliva traces on wildlife kills Author Harms, Verena Author Nowak, Carsten Author Carl, Susanne Author Muñoz-Fuentes, Violeta text Journal of Mammalogy 2015 2015-03-27 96 1 138 143 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyu014 journal article 10.1093/jmammal/gyu014 0022-2372 10632527

Table 1. —Rates for obtaining complete and incorrect genotypes based on DNA extracts from saliva traces for wolves (Canis lupus) and lynxes (Lynx lynx) collected from carcasses after 1, 24, and 48 h after predator exposure. Results are reported for single polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) and consensus genotypes using 3 or 9 replicate PCRs.

	Complete		Incorrect
	genotypes		genotypes
	Wolf	Lynx	Wolf	Lynx
1 h
Single PCRs	99.6	95.0	5.2	3.9
3-PCR consensus	96.4	91.7	2.4	1.7
9-PCR consensus	96.4	95.0	0.0	0.0
24 h
Single PCRs	98.4	83.3	9.5	1.7
3-PCR consensus	91.7	83.3	3.6	1.7
9-PCR consensus	96.4	95.0	0.0	0.0
48 h
Single PCRs	33.3	42.2	22.0	23.3
3-PCR consensus	21.4	21.7	7.1	8.9
9-PCR consensus	21.4	20.0	7.1	6.7