Dezene Huber 🌻 · @dezene
846 followers · 1201 posts · Server ecoevo.social
When I teach my #invertebrate #zoology course, we talk only very briefly about #glass #sponges, despite the fact that they're super cool.
In this new paper the authors describe some incredible glass sponge #biodiversity off the coast of #New #Zealand. They used standard methods (morphology, genetics). But they also used #phylometabolomics – that is, they successfully classified specimens based on metabolites in their tissues. That's new to me!
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#invertebrate #zoology #glass #sponges #biodiversity #new #Zealand #phylometabolomics
Dezene Huber 🌻 · @dezene
815 followers · 1080 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Using #environmental #DNA (#eDNA) from #soil to not only detect the presence or absence of #endangered #kākāpō in #New #Zealand, but to also assess #population #genetic patterns and even identify individuals.
This could be developed into an excellent, non-invasive #conservation #monitoring and #management tool.
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#biodiversity #MolecularEcology
#Preprint 🔗 https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/84553
#environmental #dna #eDNA #soil #endangered #kakapo #new #Zealand #population #genetic #conservation #monitoring #management #biodiversity #MolecularEcology #preprint
Rachel Evans · @rvedotrc
109 followers · 135 posts · Server tech.lgbt
The waves splashing onto the short of #Zealand #Sjælland next to #Halsskov #Denmark #Danmark with the #GreatBeltBridge #Storebæltsbroen in the background #photo #foto
#Zealand #Sjælland #Halsskov #denmark #danmark #GreatBeltBridge #Storebæltsbroen #photo #foto