Relationship between American Fisheries Society Standard Fish Sampling Techniques and Environmental DNA (eDNA) for Characterizing Fish Presence, Relative Abundance, Biomass, and Species Composition in Arizona Standing Waters

Recently, examination of deoxyribonucleic acids in water samples (environmental DNA or eDNA) has shown promise for identifying fish species present in water bodies. In water, eDNA arises from bodily secretions such as mucus, gametes, and feces. I investigated whether eDNA can be effective for charac...

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Main Author: Perez, Christina R.
Other Authors: Bonar, Scott A.
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/621368
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/621368