Persistence of Reptile DNA in a Terrestrial Substrate: A Case Study Using the Eastern Indigo Snake

Persistence of Reptile DNA in a Terrestrial Substrate: A Case Study Using the Eastern Indigo Snake

ABSTRACT Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis of terrestrial substrates, such as soil and sand, is a rapid and potentially cost‐effective way to monitor rare wildlife species. A promising use‐case in the southeastern United States is provided by the eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi), for which...

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Main Authors: Leah R. N. Samuels, Houston C. Chandler, Michelle Hoffman, John A. Kronenberger, Michele Elmore, Robert Aldredge, Benjamin S. Stegenga, James E. Bogan Jr., Mark A. Davis, Stephanie Hertz, Michael K. Schwartz, Taylor Wilcox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Environmental DNA
Subjects:
conservation
environmental DNA (eDNA)
sand
sedaDNA
soil
threatened species
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.70053

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https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.70053

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