Non-invasive real-time genomic monitoring of the critically endangered kākāpō

We used non-invasive real-time genomic approaches to monitor one of the last surviving populations of the critically endangered kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus). We first established an environmental DNA metabarcoding protocol to identify the distribution of kākāpō and other vertebrate species in a hig...

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Main Authors: Lara Urban, Allison K Miller, Daryl Eason, Deidre Vercoe, Megan Shaffer, Shaun P Wilkinson, Gert-Jan Jeunen, Neil J Gemmell, Andrew Digby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2023-12-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/84553