Molecular profiling
Through non-lethal molecular sampling it will
be possible to gain information on:
(i) an individual’s age via telomere length
changes
(ii) species, sex and
populational affinities using mtDNA, sex and microsatellite
markers
(iii) physiological state via analysis of
stress hormones
(iv) diet through lipid,
faecal and stable isotope analyses
(v) movements using trace element
analyses and assignment tests
(vi) disease and parasite
loads
(vii) gene expression profiles
(viii) Environmental toxins
& contaminants
