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Misty mountains in the Antarctic morning

Murphy, Katie

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Misty mountains in the Antarctic morning
Author(s)
Murphy, Katie
Issue Date
2015
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Animal Biology
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2015-04-23T19:02:26Z
Abstract
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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Copyright 2015 Katie Murphy

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