The application of eDNA for monitoring of the Great Crested Newt in the UK

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 4023-4032

  Rees, Helen C ^a   Bishop, Keith ^a   Middleditch, David J ^b   Patmore, James R M ^b   Maddison, Ben C ^a   Gough, Kevin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecological survey; Environmental DNA; Great crested newt; Real time PCR; Water samples

Indexed keywords

TRITURUS CRISTATUS;

EID: 84927692525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1272     Document Type: Article

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