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Cosmo Le Breton

University of OxfordORCID 0009-0006-9648-600XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Doka Nason· 2 shared Jason J. GreggiD· 2 shared John C. MittermeieriD· 2 shared Jordan BoersmaiD· 2 shared Serena Ketaloya· 2 shared Bulisa Iova· 1 shared Bulisa IovaiD· 1 shared Christina BiggsiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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10 top collaborators · 32 mutual co-author links

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Recent·Most cited

EcologyOrnithological ApplicationsPeer-reviewedAug 19, 2026

Lost to science for 126 years: Indigenous Knowledge and Camera Trapping Document the Critically Endangered Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon Otidiphaps insularis

Jason J. Gregg, Jordan Boersma, Doka Nason…·John C. Mittermeier

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imagingexperimental assay

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EcologyEnvironmental DNAPeer-reviewedMay 1, 2026

Comparing freshwater eDNA with conventional survey methods to detect vertebrate biodiversity in a Malagasy tropical rainforest

Christina Biggs, Cosmo Le Breton

This study compares eDNA metabarcoding with conventional surveys in a Malagasy rainforest, finding eDNA outperforms in detecting vertebrates but has limitations due to primer bias and taxonomic gaps.

DOI 10.1002/edn3.70301

metagenomicsexperimental assay

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EcologyBulletin of the British Ornithologists ClubPeer-reviewedMar 5, 2025

An ornithological survey of Fergusson Island, D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, reveals new island records and noteworthy natural history observations

Jordan Boersma, Jason J. Gregg, Doka Nason…·John C. Mittermeier

The paper documents new bird species records and breeding observations from Fergusson Island, including the first confirmed sighting of a subspecies in 126 years.

6 citations

imagingexperimental assay

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