Confiscated Lizards in Honduras Leave DNA Databases Stumped
DNA barcodes from seven confiscated spiny lizards in Honduras fail to match any public reference sequence, exposing dramatic gaps in ...
Tag: conservation genetics
Cheap Nanopore Trick Reads 1,000-Base eDNA Fragments, Revealing Hidden Fish Lineages
A low-cost nanopore sequencing method recovers 1,000-base-pair mitochondrial fragments from river water eDNA, revealing fine-scale population structure of Japanese loaches ...
Europe’s Wetland Fishes Face Silent Decline as Scientists Unite to Save Them
A new special issue of Nature Conservation compiles eleven studies from an international Vienna conference on the biology, genetics, and ...
Endangered Weatherfish Reveals Hidden Genetic Lineages Across Central Europe
A new genetic survey of the endangered European weatherfish reveals remarkably low overall diversity but distinct lineages in the Danube, ...
Citizen Sleuths and Genetics Rescue Czechia’s Critically Endangered Crucian Carp
A Regional Action Plan in Czechia's Vysočina Region uses citizen science and genetic lineage assignment to repatriate critically endangered crucian ...
Desert Tree’s Hidden Genetic Map Reveals Isolated Populations Across India’s Arid Lands
A new SSR marker study of 621 Prosopis cineraria trees across 25 populations in Rajasthan and Gujarat reveals strong genetic ...
Hidden Genetic Wealth of Iran’s Wild Peonies Mapped by Microsatellite Markers
A new microsatellite study of seventy-two Iranian peony genotypes reveals substantial within-taxon genetic diversity, a distinct and vulnerable Paeonia wendelboi ...
Trakehner Horses Hold Their Genetic Ground Despite a Shrinking Population
A new study of pedigree and blood-marker data shows that Lithuania's declining Trakehner horse population has maintained balanced genetic variability, ...
Ancient DNA From Cave-Dwelling Spotted Bats Reveals a Century of Population Change
By sequencing DNA from ancient cave remains, museum specimens, and living bats, researchers have reconstructed more than two thousand years ...
Himalayan Juniper Faces Shrinking Future as Genetics and Climate Models Converge
An integrated genetic and climate-modelling study of common juniper in the western Himalaya reveals two distinct lineages, limited gene flow, ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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