Developing terrestrial environmental DNA sampling methods for detecting arboreal invasive reptiles: a case study of the green anole in the Ogasawara Island, Japan
Satsuki Tsuji, Yuki Murakami, Mitsuhiko Toda, Yosuke Yagami, Kou Ashizawa, Takuro Nishiwaki, Nayuta Yamamoto
This paper develops terrestrial eDNA sampling methods to detect arboreal invasive green anoles in Ogasawara Islands, finding that eDNA concentrations reflect population density and enable early detection.
Biological Invasions · Mar 21, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology