An environmental DNA tool for monitoring the status of the Critically Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in the Western Atlantic
R. N. Lehman, G. R. Poulakis, R. M. Scharer, K. E. Schweiss, J. M. Hendon, N. M. Phillips
The paper develops an eDNA tool using ddPCR to detect Smalltooth Sawfish in the Western Atlantic, finding it can reliably detect low levels of target DNA in water samples.
bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2019Ecology