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Open AccessPrimer biases in the molecular assessment of diet in multiple insectivorous mammals
Our understanding of trophic interactions of small insectivorous mammals has been drastically improved with the advent of DNA metabarcoding. The technique has continued to be optimised over the years, with pri...
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Novel real-time PCR species identification assays for British and Irish bats and their application to a non-invasive survey of bat roosts in Ireland
Detection and monitoring of extant bat populations are crucial for conservation success. Non-invasive genetic analysis of bat drop**s collected at roosts could be very useful in this respect as a rapid, cost...
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Retracing the history and planning the future of the red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in Ireland using non-invasive genetics
The Eurasian red squirrel’s (Sciurus vulgaris) history in Ireland is largely unknown, but the original population is thought to have been driven to extinction by humans in the seventeenth century, and multiple re...
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Non-invasive multi-species monitoring: real-time PCR detection of small mammal and squirrel prey DNA in pine marten (Martes martes) scats
DNA identification of mammal species occurring in the diet of a predator is potentially a useful approach to remotely monitor the distribution of multiple species. This is important in Ireland, where it has be...