Metabarcoding is (usually) more cost effective than seining or qPCR for detecting tidewater gobies and other estuarine fishes

Many studies have shown that environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling can be more sensitive than traditional sampling. For instance, past studies found a specific qPCR probe of a water sample is better than a seine for detecting the endangered northern tidewater goby, Eucyclogobius newberryi. Furthermore,...

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Main Author: Kevin Lafferty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2024-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/16847.pdf