Development of molecular markers for eDNA detection of the invasive African jewelfish (Hemichromis letourneuxi): A new tool for monitoring aquatic invasive species in National Wildlife Refuges

Management of Biological Invasions

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 121-131

  Díaz Ferguson, Edgardo ^a,d   Herod, Jeffrey ^b   Galvez, John ^c   Moyer, Gregory ^d  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d Warm Springs Fish Technology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Detection probability; eDNA; Hemichromis; Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge; Molecular markers; qPCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905081965     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19898649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/mbi.2014.5.2.05     Document Type: Article

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