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1. Characterizing North Carolina black bear (Ursus americanus) populations using UrsaPlex v2.0

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Samantha L. Badgett, Melissa K.R. Scheible, Isabella G. Livingston, Erin P. Meredith, Nicholas P. Gould, Jennifer Strules, Christopher S. DePerno, Colleen Olfenbuttel, Michael K. Stoskopf, Matthew Breen, Chad Arnold, and Kelly A. Meiklejohn

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Short tandem repeats, North American black bear, Wildlife forensics, Wildlife management, UrsaPlex v2.0, Ecology, QH540-549.5, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100
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American black bears (Ursus americanus) have been successfully restored in North Carolina (NC) due to management and research efforts by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and various partners. Investigations by law enforcement in NC involving black bears typically center on a) illegal take, b) purchase, possession, and sale of bear parts, or c) human-bear interactions. Effective prosecution of illegal parties requires methods that permit individual identification of black bears. Typically, individualization is achieved using robust DNA profiling and comparison to accepted genetic databases. Currently, a genetic database of highly variable loci genotyped from black bears across their range in NC does not exist. To address this, we focused on genotyping NC black bears using an updated version of UrsaPlex (UrsaPlex v2.0), a short tandem repeat (STR) panel of 11 loci and three sex-linked markers, previously developed to permit individualization for California black bears. Biological samples were obtained from NC black bears following IACUC approved protocols. Total genomic DNA was isolated from each sample and genotyped using UrsaPlex v2.0. The number of alleles in the final genotyped population (n = 173) ranged from five (UamD118 and UamB8) to 33 (UamA9). The observed heterozygosity (Ho) ranged from 0.471 (UamB1) to 0.872 (UamA9), while the expected heterozygosity (He) ranged from 0.469 (UamB1) to 0.919 (UamA9). The probability of identity (PID) was calculated as 6.9 × 10-13. These results demonstrate the potential utility of UrsaPlex v2.0 for permitting individual identification of NC black bears for use in forensic casework and for population management.

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2023
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2. Biology and Management of Laboratory Fishes

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Michael K. Stoskopf

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Extant taxon, biology, Ecology, Cephalaspidomorphi, biology.animal, Biodiversity, Fish species, %22">Fish , Zoology, Vertebrate, Animal husbandry, biology.organism_classification, Diversity of fish
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Fish is a broad term encompassing the most diverse and largest taxonomic grouping of the vertebrates. In common usage, the term includes all members of four taxonomic classes, the Myxini, Cephalaspidomorphi, Elasmobranchiomorphi, and Osteichthyes. More than 3800 species are known from the United States, Canada, and Mexico alone (Page et al., 2013). The Osteichthyes alone, the class of the bony fishes, comprises more extant species than all of the mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians combined. This massive biodiversity is not a quirk of taxonomic whim. The anatomic and physiologic differences among species of fish are every bit as dramatic as the differences among mammalian species. This characteristic of fish offers tremendous opportunity for the researcher seeking a particular anatomic, physiologic, or disease model, but it also presents serious challenges for laboratory animal managers and veterinarians seeking to maintain the health and well-being of the animals selected. Fish welfare is as important a concern as for any other vertebrate animal (Smith, 2013). Although certain themes of medicine and health management transcend the species differences of the fishes, it is important to keep in mind the adage, ‘A fish is not a fish.’ This means all fish species are not equivalent in their basic biologic and husbandry needs. It is important to know what fish species you are dealing with when making a diagnosis or designing a health protocol.

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2015
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3. List of Contributors

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Christian R. Abee, Walter Akers, Lynn C. Anderson, Keith M. Astrofsky, Janet Baer, David G. Baker, Henry J. Baker, Betty H. Baldwin, Stephen W. Barthold, Nicole Baumgarth, Kathryn A.L. Bayne, Bonnie V. Beaver, Christine A. Bellezza, B. Taylor Bennett, Ingrid Bergin, Ruth Blauwiekel, David W. Brammer, Marilyn J. Brown, Tanya Burkholder, Calvin B. Carpenter, Maia M. Chan, Kimberly Cheng, Thomas B. Clarkson, Charles B. Clifford, J. Mark Cline, Lesley A. Colby, Patrick W. Concannon, Lisa A. Conti, Leslie I. Curtin, Margaret L. Delano, Thomas M. Donnelly, Raimon Duran-Struuck, Robert C. Dysko, Melissa C. Dyson, Michael Y. Esmail, Paula C. Ezell, Michale S. Fee, Carmen Ledesma Feliciano, Paul Flecknell, James G. Fox, Craig L. Franklin, Alexis Garcia, Rose Gillesby, Lou Ann Graham, F. Claire Hankenson, John E. Harkness, Kristi L. Helke, Hilda Holcombe, William E. Hornbuckle, Charlie C. Hsu, Melanie Ihrig, Carlisle P. Landel, Rusty Lansford, Christian Lawrence, Steven L. Leary, Rafael Y. Lefkowitz, Kvin Lertpiriyapong, Patrick A. Lester, Neil S. Lipman, Jennifer L.S. Lofgren, Elizabeth R. Magden, Rachel D. Malcolm, Keith G. Mansfield, Robert P. Marini, Kirk J. Maurer, Joerg Mayer, Joy A. Mench, Marian G. Michaels, Emily L. Miedel, Scott A. Mischler, Daniel D. Myers, Jean A. Nemzek, Steven M. Niemi, Megan H. Nowland, Dorcas P. O’Rourke, Glen M. Otto, Mary M. Patterson, Kathleen R. Pritchett-Corning, Fred W. Quimby, Peter M. Rabinowitz, Richard J. Rahija, Carrie A. Redlich, Laura G. Reinholdt, Matthew D. Rosenbaum, Lois Roth, Howard G. Rush, Trenton R. Schoeb, Adam Schoell, Fabrizio C. Serluca, Sandra Sexton, William R. Shek, Nirah H. Shomer, Joe H. Simmons, Abigail L. Smith, Michael K. Stoskopf, Marjorie C. Strobel, James R. Swearengen, M. Michael Swindle, Michael R. Talcott, Bud C. Tennant, Wendy J. Underwood, Sue VandeWoude, Benjamin J. Weigler, Mark T. Whary, Colette L. Wheler, Ronald P. Wilson, Christina Winnicker, and A. Marissa Wolfe

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2015
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6. List of Contributors

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Christian R. Abee, Robert J. Adams, Lynn C. Anderson, Keith M. Astrofsky, Henry J. Baker, Kathryn A.L. Bayne, Bonnie V. Beaver, Christine A. Bellezza, Bruce J. Bernacky, Sarah A. Bingel, David W. Brammer, Robert A. Bullis, Clarence E. Chrisp, Charles B. Clifford, Bennett J. Cohen, Patrick W. Concannon, Muriel Davisson, Margaret L. Delano, George J. DeMarco, Thomas M. Donnelly, Robert C. Dysko, Susan Erdman, James G. Fox, Linda K. Fulton, Diane J. Gaertner, James G. Geistfeld, Susan V. Gibson, James A. Goodrich, Brenda Griffin, Thomas E. Hamm, F. Claire Hankenson, John E. Harkness, Jack R. Hessler, William E. Hornbuckle, Robert O. Jacoby, Michale E. Keeling, Dennis F. Kohn, Kathy E. Laber, Steven L. Leary, Stephen I. Levin, J. Russell Lindsey, Neil S. Lipman, Franklin M. Loew, Robert P. Marini, Joy A. Mench, Marian G. Michaels, Scott A. Mischler, Maria R. Moalli, Glenn M. Monastersky, David B. Morton, Kathleen A. Murray, Jean A. Nemzek, Christian E. Newcomer, Dorcas P. O'Rourke, Glen Otto, Lori Palley, Scott E. Perkins, Sulli Popilskis, Fred W. Quimby, Lois Roth, Harry Rozmiarek, Howard G. Rush, Charles G. Sagerström, Evelyn E. Sargent, Terry Wayne Schultz, Juergen Schumacher, Peter A. Schweitzer, John J. Sharp, William R. Shek, Alison C. Smith, Michael K. Stoskopf, Mark A. Suckow, M. Michael Swindle, Bud C. Tennant, Wendy J. Underwood, Gerald L. Van Hoosier, George A. Vogler, Joseph E. Wagner, and Mark T. Whary

Published
2002
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