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Ashley Kidd

Moss Landing Marine LaboratoriesORCID 0009-0004-4243-1703Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Alexandria B B BoehmiD· 2 shared Andrew KimiD· 2 shared Meghan M. SheaiD· 2 shared Zachary J. GoldiD· 2 shared Alyssa-Lois Madden GehmaniD· 1 shared Colleen T. E. KelloggiD· 1 shared Jason HodiniD· 1 shared Johannes WeinrichiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) environmental DNA (eDNA) shedding and decay: Influence of sunlight and comparison to other marine organisms

Meghan M. Shea, Laura Kubiatko, Andrew Kim, Ashley Kidd, Zachary J. Gold, Alexandria B B Boehm

This study quantifies eDNA shedding and decay rates of sunflower sea stars under sunlit and dark conditions, finding low shedding rates and decay constants compared to other marine organisms.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Molecular Star Gazing: Development and Validation of an Environmental DNA Assay for the Imperiled Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides)

Zachary J. Gold, Kristin M. Robinson, Alyssa-Lois Madden Gehman, Meghan M. Shea, Matthew A. Lemay, Johannes Weinrich, Colleen T. E. Kellogg, Rute B. G. Clemente‐Carvalho, Lauren M. Schiebelhut, Alexandria B B Boehm, Ashley Kidd, Andrew Kim, Jason Hodin, Michael Dawson, Sean M. McAllister

The paper develops and validates an eDNA assay for the sunflower sea star to monitor its populations and assess recovery efforts.

bioRxiv · May 12, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology