Misty mountains in the Antarctic morning

These mountains formed the backdrop for my graduate research on the biodiversity of Antarctic fishes. Located along the Antarctic Peninsula, I took seawater samples here that I later extracted environmental DNA (eDNA) from. This eDNA comes from the bits of skin, scales, blood, feces, or any other bi...

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Main Author: Murphy, Katie
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Animal Biology
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Fuller
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2142/75842
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Summary:These mountains formed the backdrop for my graduate research on the biodiversity of Antarctic fishes. Located along the Antarctic Peninsula, I took seawater samples here that I later extracted environmental DNA (eDNA) from. This eDNA comes from the bits of skin, scales, blood, feces, or any other biological material that an animal sheds during its life or death. I can then sequence this eDNA to determine what fish species live in this location. Physically sampling the local fishes by fishing can be both invasive and difficult due to the extreme conditions, plus the fishing method may severely limit what species can be caught. By investigating methods of noninvasive water sampling with subsequent eDNA extractions we may be able to get a much fuller picture of the biodiversity in these extreme locations.

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