Population genetic data underpin many studies of behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary
processes in wild populations and contribute to effective conservation management …

Abstract Analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA) offers an unprecedented ability to
accurately survey biodiversity from aquatic ecosystems. Although eDNA methods have been …

I consider how the study of genetic variation has influenced efforts to conserve natural
populations over the last 50 years. Studies with allozymes in the 1970s provided the first …

The exploitation of non-invasive samples has been widely used in genetic monitoring of
terrestrial species. In aquatic ecosystems, non-invasive samples such as feces, shed hair or …

Large whales are subjected to a variety of conservation pressures that could be better
monitored and managed if physiological information could be gathered readily from free …

Recent studies describe the use of UAVs in collecting blow samples from large whales to
analyze the microbial and viral community in exhaled air. Unfortunately, attempts to collect …

Exhaled breath analysis is a non-invasive assessment tool that has shown promise in
human diagnostics, and could greatly benefit research, management, and conservation of …

Abstract Knowledge of kin relationships between members of wild animal populations has
broad application in ecology and evolution research by allowing the investigation of …

Marine mammals are globally significant because of their sensitivity to environmental
change and threatened status, often serving as 'ecosystem sentinels'. Disease is a major …

Non-invasive sampling techniques are increasingly being used to monitor glucocorticoids,
such as cortisol, as indicators of stressor load and fitness in zoo and wildlife conservation …