Validation of non-invasive genetic tagging in two large macaw species (Ara macao and A. chloropterus) of the Peruvian Amazon

Ecological and socio-economic factors affecting extinction risk in parrots

(2016) George Olah et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Genetic patterns and conservation of the Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) in Costa Rica

(2015) Otto Monge et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

The interplay of spatial and climatic landscapes in the genetic distribution of a South American parrot

(2015) Juan F. Masello et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

An informational diversity framework, illustrated with sexually deceptive orchids in early stages of speciation

(2015) Peter E. Smouse et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

“New turns from old STaRs”: Enhancing the capabilities of forensic short tandem repeat analysis

(2014) Christopher Phillips et al.   ELECTROPHORESIS

An evaluation of primers for microsatellite markers in Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) and their performance in a Peruvian wild population

(2014) George Olah et al.   Conservation Genetics Resources

Non-invasive genetic sampling for molecular sexing and microsatellite genotyping of hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

(2013) Flavia T. Presti et al.   GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Nest site selection and efficacy of artificial nests for breeding success of Scarlet Macaws Ara macao macao in lowland Peru

(2013) George Olah et al.   JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION

A Multi-Platform Draft de novo Genome Assembly and Comparative Analysis for the Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)

(2013) Christopher M. Seabury et al.   PLoS One

Low Genetic Diversity in the Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) Revealed by Randomly Amplified DNA Fingerprinting

(2012) Ken Chan et al.   ANNALES ZOOLOGICI FENNICI

GenAlEx 6.5: genetic analysis in Excel. Population genetic software for teaching and research--an update

(2012) R. Peakall et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Geneious Basic: An integrated and extendable desktop software platform for the organization and analysis of sequence data

(2012) M. Kearse et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Cryptic species in a Neotropical parrot: genetic variation within the Amazona farinosa species complex and its conservation implications

(2012) Theodore J. Wenner et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

The high Andes, gene flow and a stable hybrid zone shape the genetic structure of a wide-ranging South American parrot

(2011) Juan F Masello et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

Predicted metabolizable energy density and amino acid profile of the crop contents of free-living scarlet macaw chicks (Ara macao)

(2011) J. Cornejo et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANIMAL NUTRITION

To pluck or not to pluck: the hidden ethical and scientific costs of relying on feathers as a primary source of DNA

(2011) Paul G. McDonald et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

To pluck or not to pluck: scientific methodologies should be carefully chosen, not ‘one size fits all’

(2011) Todd E. Katzner et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Feather sampling provides an unreliable source of DNA that may well have significant long-term impacts: a reply to Katzner et al.

(2011) Paul G. McDonald et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Individual genetic tagging for teleosts: an empirical validation and a guideline for ecologists

(2011) D. Andreou et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Genetic mark-recapture population estimation in black bears and issues of scale

(2011) Stephanie S. Coster et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Retroposon Insertions and the Chronology of Avian Sex Chromosome Evolution

(2011) Alexander Suh et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Forensic species identification of large macaws using DNA barcodes and microsatellite profiles

(2011) Hideaki Abe et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Current trends in microsatellite genotyping

(2011) E. GUICHOUX et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Parrot Behavior at a Peruvian Clay Lick

(2011) Donald J. Brightsmith et al.   Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Beta diversity: synthesis and a guide for the perplexed

(2010) Robert K. Colwell   ECOGRAPHY

The absence of sex-biased dispersal in the cooperatively breeding grey-crowned babbler

(2010) Caroline J. Blackmore et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Nutritional Content of the Diets of Free-living Scarlet Macaw Chicks in Southeastern Peru

(2010) Donald J. Brightsmith et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Advancement to hair-sampling surveys of a medium-sized mammal: DNA-based individual identification and population estimation of a rare Australian marsupial, the spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus)

(2010) Monica Ruibal et al.   WILDLIFE RESEARCH

Strategy for Extracting DNA from Clay Soil and Detecting a Specific Target Sequence via Selective Enrichment and Real-Time (Quantitative) PCR Amplification

(2009) K. K. Yankson et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Parrots Take it with a Grain of Salt: Available Sodium Content May DriveCollpa(Clay Lick) Selection in Southeastern Peru

(2009) Luke L. Powell et al.   BIOTROPICA

Molted feathers from clay licks in Peru provide DNA for three large macaws (Ara ararauna,A. chloropterus, andA. macao)

(2009) Kara J. Gebhardt et al.   JOURNAL OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGY

A ‘feather-trap’ for collecting DNA samples from birds

(2009) GOLO MAURER et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Field-based evaluation of scat DNA methods to estimate population abundance of the spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus), a rare Australian marsupial

(2009) Monica Ruibal et al.   WILDLIFE RESEARCH

Single mitochondrial gene barcodes reliably identify sister-species in diverse clades of birds

(2008) Erika S Tavares et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Nest-site fidelity and cavity reoccupation by Blue-fronted ParrotsAmazona aestivain the dry Chaco of Argentina

(2008) IGOR BERKUNSKY et al.   IBIS

High error rates for avian molecular sex identification primer sets applied to molted feathers

(2008) Kara J. Gebhardt et al.   JOURNAL OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGY

Social constraint and an absence of sex-biased dispersal drive fine-scale genetic structure in white-winged choughs

(2008) N. R. BECK et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Cross-species amplification and optimization of microsatellite markers for use in six Neotropical parrots

(2008) KARA J. GEBHARDT et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

An evaluation of CHD-Specific primer sets for sex typing of birds from feathers

(2008) Alan H.K. Ong et al.   ZOO BIOLOGY

Optimizing the use of shed feathers for genetic analysis

(2007) FIONA E. HOGAN et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources