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Unraveling Fish Community Diversity and Structure in the Yellow Sea: Evidence from Environmental DNA Metabarcoding and Bottom Trawling

Animals
The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding to analyze fish species diversity across different aquatic ecosystems is well documented. Nonetheless, there is a gap in validating eDNA metabarcoding studies on the diversity and structure of fish ...
Jinyong Zhang, Xiaoyu Cui, Lin Lin, Yuan Liu, Jinqing Ye, Weiyue Zhang, Hongjun Li   +6 more
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Drivers of Host–Pathogen Community Assemblages in European Forests and Urban Green Spaces

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite advances in understanding infectious diseases, the persistence and re‐emergence of wildlife pathogens continue to raise public and veterinary health concerns. This study investigates the relationship between biodiversity and rodent‐borne diseases in Europe, focusing on habitat alterations and their impact on rodent diversity.
Vincent Sluydts, Marie Bouilloud, Maxime Galan, Hussein Alburkat, Anaïs Bordes, Vincent Bourret, Valeria Colombo, Luc DeBruyn, Lara Dutra, Jana Eccard, Jasmin Firozpoor, Romain Gallet, Maciej Grzybek, Heikki Henttonen, Jens Jacob, Andrew McManus, Tarja Sironen, Peter Stuart, Caroline Tatard, Benjamin Roche, Herwig Leirs, Nathalie Charbonnel   +21 more
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Evaluation and application of eDNA metabarcoding primers of fish: A case study in an estuarine ecosystem

Global Ecology and Conservation
The selection of primers is crucial for conducting eDNA metabarcoding studies, particularly in estuarine regions characterized by complex habitats and high fish diversity. However, most previous eDNA metabarcoding studies have not systematically screened
Jiabo Chen, Wei Feng, Guanlin Chen, Haimei Lin, Yuting Hu, Jujing Wang, Xiao Chen, Lei Zhou, Jinping Cheng, Yihong Chen, Jack Chi-Ho Ip, Jun Zhao, Junjie Wang   +12 more
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Microbiome Insights Into Zoonotic Risk at Wildlife–Human Interfaces in a Transitioning Landscape in Thailand

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study shows how ecological transitions, such as reforestation in Southeast Asia, reshape host–microbe–pathogen dynamics at the wildlife–domestic interface. By integrating long‐read microbiome sequencing, ecological gradients, and statistical and network analysis, we identify host species that disproportionately contribute to pathogen diversity and
Pauline Van Leeuwen, Chuanpot Thinphovong, Vincent Sluydts, Alix Nicolas, Anamika Kritiyakan, Areeya Kriengudom, Pipat Soisook, Kittipong Chaisiri, Serge Morand, Johan Michaux   +9 more
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Gut Microbiome Functional Reprogramming Reflects Divergent Social Strategies in a Wild Primate

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Wild golden snub‐nosed monkeys employ divergent social strategies, forming reproductive one‐male units and bachelor all‐male units. We reveal that these social structures, intertwined with seasonal diets, drive distinct functional reprogramming in their gut microbiomes. This adaptive microbial plasticity plays a crucial role in primate socio‐ecological
Guanwei Lan, Xianjun Li, Zhantao Lu, Yue Zhang, Feifei Feng, Juan Liu, Wei Wu, Jiabin Liu, Yanshan Zhou, Jiang Gu, Rui Ma, Dunwu Qi   +11 more
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The Gulf of Naples as a model system for plankton ecology studies

, 2023
Marine Ecology, EarlyView.
Adriana Zingone, Domenico D'Alelio, Maria Grazia Mazzocchi   +2 more
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Seasonal and Regional Dietary Heterogeneity Is Associated With Gut Microbiota Differentiation in Przewalski's Gazelle (Procapra przewalskii)

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Seasonal and regional dietary variation in Przewalski's gazelle was linked to coordinated changes in gut microbiota, functional pathways, and fecal metabolites. Winter diets featured Poaceae, Cyperaceae, and Iridaceae, whereas summer diets shifted toward forb families.
Jingjie Zhang, Chengbo Liang, Feng Jiang, Xin Zhao, Tongzuo Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maximizing eDNA detections of rare marine organisms: A case study of a delphinid species

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an emerging tool for surveying marine organisms. Advances in molecular assay designs and bioinformatic methods provide new opportunities for detecting rare species; however, overcoming methodological challenges of rare species detection remains an important obstacle for the widespread deployment of eDNA methods for ...
Nastassia V. Patin, Eiren K. Jacobson, Zachary Gold, Amy M. Van Cise, Julie Dinasquet, Bryce Ellman, Robert H. Lampe, Anne Schulberg, Noelle Bowlin, Ryan Freedman, Erin Satterthwaite, Andrew E. Allen, Brice X. Semmens   +12 more
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Comparing modern identification methods for wild bees: Metabarcoding and image-based morphological taxonomic assignment.

PLoS ONE
With the decline of bee populations worldwide, studies determining current wild bee distributions and diversity are increasingly important. Wild bee identification is often completed by experienced taxonomists or by genetic analysis.
Cassandra D Smith, Robert S Cornman, Jennifer A Fike, Johanna M Kraus, Sara J Oyler-McCance, Carrie E Givens, Michelle L Hladik, Mark W Vandever, Dana W Kolpin, Kelly L Smalling   +9 more
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Metabarcoding replicate detection frequency tracks ddPCR copy number for cod and herring eDNA in ancient marine sediments

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Detecting environmental DNA (eDNA) from rare or low‐abundance aquatic species remains a major challenge, particularly when it is highly degraded, present at low concentrations, and dominated by DNA from non‐target taxa. These challenges are further amplified in sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) studies, where thousands of years can degrade ...
Elena Baños, Steen Wilhelm Knudsen, Kristine Bohmann, Luke E. Holman   +3 more
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