A basin-scale application of environmental DNA assessment for rare endemic species and closely related exotic species in rivers: A case study of giant salamanders in Japan

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 358-365

  Fukumoto, Sou ^a,b   Ushimaru, Atushi ^a   Minamoto, Toshifumi ^a,c  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Andrias davidianus; Andrias japonicus; Chinese giant salamander; Environmental DNA; Japanese giant salamander; Katsura River; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RARE SPECIES; RIVER BASIN; SURVEY;

JAPAN;

ANDRIAS DAVIDIANUS; ANDRIAS JAPONICUS; CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 84924601222     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12392     Document Type: Article

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