Monitoring, management and conservation of rare and elusive species often requires early detection of individuals, especially for re-introduced and endangered taxa. Environmental DNA (eDNA) approaches can enhance the detection power of traditional biomonitoring methods for low-density, newly-established populations. In this study, we used species-specific Real Time PCR TaqMan assays to assess the presence of two endangered fre...

Population structure and phylogeography of the loggerhead sea turtle ( Caretta caretta ) have so far been assessed mainly by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) single-gene sequencing studies. However, phylogenetic relationships amongst matrilines, genetic characterisation of rookeries and mixed-stock analyses have suffered from the limited resolution obtained by comparison of relatively short sequences such as from the mtDNA control re...