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Twakundine Simpamba

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Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Approach:Bayesian inference· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Evaluation of nanopore sequencing for increasing accessibility of eDNA studies in biodiverse countries

Daniel Gygax, Sabina Ramirez‐Hincapie, Moses Chibesa, Twakundine Simpamba, Michael Riffel, Tom Riffel, Geofrey Zulu, Amrita Srivathsan, Reindert Nijland, Lara Urban

The paper evaluates nanopore sequencing for eDNA metabarcoding in Zambia, showing it can match or exceed Illumina sequencing for biodiversity assessments in remote areas.

PLoS ONE · Oct 16, 2025Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

Analysis of sparse animal social networks

Helen K. Mylne, Jackie Abell, Colin M. Beale, Lauren J. N. Brent, Jakob Bro‐Jørgensen, Kate E Evans, Jordan D. A. Hart, Dabwiso Sakala, Twakundine Simpamba, David Youldon, Daniel Wayne Franks

The paper addresses bias in estimating edge weights in sparse animal social networks by introducing zero-inflation into a Bayesian framework, demonstrating improved performance over frequentist methods in elephant data.

bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2024 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition