Simon Jarman

The BEAC, an epigenetic clock for birds

The paper develops BEAC, an epigenetic clock for birds, validated across multiple species and showing strong predictive performance for chronological age.

Population genetic assessment of marine megafauna using seawater environmental DNA: a case study of whale sharks from the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area.

This paper develops a genetic toolkit using seawater environmental DNA to study whale shark populations, showing that microhaplotype markers can reliably genotype individuals and capture population-level genetic diversity.

Towards population genetic assessments and species abundance from environmental DNA: A case study with zebrafish in controlled aquaria

This study demonstrates the use of microhaplotypes from environmental DNA to estimate population genetic diversity and species abundance in zebrafish aquaria.

An epigenetic clock to estimate the age of living beluga whales

The paper develops an epigenetic clock for beluga whales using DNA methylation data to estimate age and sex, achieving high accuracy in a conservation context.