[HTML][HTML] Turtles and tortoises are in trouble

CB Stanford, JB Iverson, AGJ Rhodin, PP van Dijk… - Current biology, 2020 - cell.com
Turtles and tortoises (chelonians) have been integral components of global ecosystems for
about 220 million years and have played important roles in human culture for at least …

[HTML][HTML] Prospects and challenges of environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring in freshwater ponds

LR Harper, AS Buxton, HC Rees, K Bruce, R Brys… - Hydrobiologia, 2019 - Springer
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a rapid, non-invasive, cost-efficient biodiversity
monitoring tool with enormous potential to inform aquatic conservation and management …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond biodiversity: Can environmental DNA (eDNA) cut it as a population genetics tool?

CIM Adams, M Knapp, NJ Gemmell, GJ Jeunen… - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Population genetic data underpin many studies of behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary
processes in wild populations and contribute to effective conservation management …

Detection and population genomics of sea turtle species via noninvasive environmental DNA analysis of nesting beach sand tracks and oceanic water

JA Farrell, L Whitmore, N Mashkour… - Molecular Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Elusive aquatic wildlife, such as endangered sea turtles, are difficult to monitor and
conserve. As novel molecular and genetic technologies develop, it is possible to adapt and …

The promise and pitfalls of environmental DNA and RNA approaches for the monitoring of human and animal pathogens from aquatic sources

JA Farrell, L Whitmore, DJ Duffy - Bioscience, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Novel forensics-inspired molecular approaches have revolutionized species detection in the
wild and are particularly useful for tracing endangered or invasive species. These new …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental DNA and metabarcoding for the study of amphibians and reptiles: species distribution, the microbiome, and much more

GF Ficetola, R Manenti, P Taberlet - Amphibia-Reptilia, 2019 - brill.com
In the last decade, eDNA and metabarcoding have opened new avenues to biodiversity
studies; amphibians and reptiles are animals for which these new approaches have allowed …

Practical eDNA sampling methods inferred from particle size distribution and comparison of capture techniques for a Critically Endangered elasmobranch

MK Cooper, C Villacorta‐Rath, D Burrows… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) methods are increasingly applied in the marine environment to
identify species and community structure. To establish widely applicable eDNA techniques …

Current status and topical issues on the use of eDNA-based targeted detection of rare animal species

S Duarte, L Simões, FO Costa - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Animal detection through DNA present in environmental samples (eDNA) is a valuable tool
for detecting rare species, that are difficult to observe and monitor. eDNA-based tools are …

[HTML][HTML] A Brief Review of Non-Avian Reptile Environmental DNA (eDNA), with a Case Study of Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) eDNA Under Field Conditions

CIM Adams, LA Hoekstra, MR Muell, FJ Janzen - Diversity, 2019 - mdpi.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an increasingly used non-invasive molecular tool for
detecting species presence and monitoring populations. In this article, we review the current …

Environmental DNA study on aquatic ecosystem monitoring and management: Recent advances and prospects

S Huang, K Yoshitake, S Watabe, S Asakawa - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is organismal DNA that can be detected in the environment and
is derived from cellular material of organisms shed into aquatic or terrestrial environments. It …