An evaluation of DNA extraction methods on historical and roadkill mammalian specimen

N Molbert, HR Ghanavi, T Johansson, M Mostadius… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Guidelines identifying appropriate DNA extraction methods for both museum and modern
biological samples are scarce or non-existent for mammalian species. Yet, obtaining large …

Microsatellites for butterfly conservation: historical challenges, current relevance, and a guide to implementation

E Heffernan, M Barkdull, N Brady - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2024 - frontiersin.org
We are nearing the 20-year anniversary of a groundbreaking paper which details how
microsatellite marker development in Lepidoptera is “extremely difficult for no apparent …

A comparative analysis of extraction protocol performance on degraded mammalian museum specimens

MTR Hawkins, MFC Flores, M McGowen… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The extraction of nucleic acids is one of the most routine procedures used in molecular
biology laboratories, yet kit performance may influence the downstream processing of …

Population genetic analysis of the Humboldt's flying squirrel using high-throughput sequencing

SC Yuan, E Malekos, C Cuellar-Gempeler… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The San Bernardino flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis californicus) is thought
to be the southernmost population of the Humboldt's flying squirrel (G. oregonensis) and is …

An integrative taxonomic revision of lesser gymnures (Eulipotyphla: Hylomys) reveals five new species and emerging patterns of local endemism in Tropical East Asia

A Hinckley, M Camacho-Sanchez… - Zoological Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We here present a comprehensive integrative taxonomic review of the genus Hylomys,
using molecular (mitochondrial genomes and up to five nuclear loci) and morphological data …