Isolation, amplification, and identification of ancient copepod DNA from lake sediments

• Main Authors: Bissett, A, Gibson, JAE, Jarman, SN, Swadling, KM, Cromer, L
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: 270299 Genetics not elsewhere classified; ancient DNA; copepod; Antarctica; lake; Boeckella poppei; Paralabidocera antarctica; Boeckella; Lake Boeckella; Antarc*; Copepods
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/701/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/701/1/Bissett.pdf; http://aslo.org/lomethods/free/2005/index.html

Species identification of copepods in lake sediments is often difficult because their remains lack diagnostic features. It is therefore not easy to track changes in copepod biodiversity in lakes through time. We report a method for the isolation, amplification, and identification of copepod DNA from...