Importance of a pilot study for non-invasive genetic sampling: genotyping errors and population size estimation in red deer

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Population monitoring of snow leopards using noninvasive collection of scat samples: a pilot study (2008, methodology): “However, the applicability of this technique to a new species must be explored before embarking on large-scale studies (Taberlet et al., 1999; Waits & Paetkau, 2005; Valiere et al., 2007).”
Estimation of census and effective population sizes: the increasing usefulness of DNA-based approaches (2010, methodology): “Pilot studies are recommended to assess whether sufficient capture data can be obtained and genotyping error rates are sufficiently low to avoid bias caused by false genotypes, for example (Valière et al. 2006; Harris et al. in press).”