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Detection of the threatened snail darter Percina tanasi in the Tennessee River system using environmental DNA by Shollenberger, Kurtis R., Janosik, Alexis M., Johnston, Carol

“…The distribution of many fishes that occupy large rivers is poorly known, in part due to the difficulties of sampling for them. This is especially true for…”
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Environmental DNA as an effective tool for detection of imperiled fishes by Janosik, Alexis M, Johnston, Carol E

“…Detection of aquatic species is imperfect, especially if the species is rare and exhibits spatial and temporal variability. Many fish species require a number…”
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Biodiversity and genetic connectivity of Brachyura and Anomura (Decapoda) from artificial reefs in the Gulf of Mexico by Womacks, Cara H, Janosik, Alexis M

“…Artificial reefs act as islands of biodiversity that provide substrate where sessile organisms can settle and mobile invertebrates and fishes can find shelter…”
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Seasonal variability in the feeding ecology of an oceanic predator by Lovell, Mitchell S., Polito, Michael J., Schuster, Josef A., Shallow, Emily E., Janosik, Alexis M., Falterman, Brett J., Dance, Michael A.

“…Complementary approaches (stomach contents, DNA barcoding, and stable isotopes) were used to examine seasonal shifts in the feeding ecology of an oceanic…”
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Assessing microplastics contamination in unviable loggerhead sea turtle eggs by Curl, Lindsay F., Hurst, Samantha A., Pomory, Christopher M., Lamont, Margaret M., Janosik, Alexis M.

“…Sea turtles, in comparison with marine mammals, sea birds, and fishes, are the most affected by microplastics in terms of number of individuals impacted and…”
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Invasive lionfish detected in estuaries in the northern Gulf of Mexico using environmental DNA by Whitaker, Justine M., Brower, Amy L., Janosik, Alexis M.

“…Invasive lionfish are considered to be one of the worst marine invaders primarily due to their threat as predators to native species. The distribution of…”
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Quantifying microplastics in fjords along the Western Antarctic Peninsula by Garza, Tristyn N., Barnes, David K.A., Scourse, James D., Whitaker, Justine M., Janosik, Alexis M.

“…Microplastics are ubiquitous around the world. Microplastics have been documented around the Southern Ocean, in coastal sediments and in Antarctic marine…”
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Missing the mark(er): pseudogenes identified through whole mitochondrial genome sequencing provide new insight into invasive lionfish genetics by Whitaker, Justine M., Janosik, Alexis M.

“…As documented marine invasions rise, determining the underlying molecular mechanisms of successful invasions is an immediate concern to management, but the…”
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The effect of bivalve filtration on eDNA-based detection of aquatic organisms by Friebertshauser, Ryan, Shollenberger, Kurtis, Janosik, Alexis, Garner, Jeffrey T, Johnston, Carol

“…As the use of environmental-DNA (eDNA) expands as a method to detect the presence and quantity of aquatic taxa, factors potentially impacting the efficacy of…”
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Improved environmental DNA sampling scheme for Alabama sturgeon provides new insight into a species once presumed extinct by Janosik, Alexis M., Whitaker, Justine M., VanTassel, Nichelle M., Rider, Steven J.

“…Detection of rare species can be challenging and time‐consuming using conventional methods, but environmental DNA (eDNA) is becoming a commonly used tool for…”
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Unrecognized Antarctic Biodiversity: A Case Study of the Genus Odontaster (Odontasteridae; Asteroidea) by Janosik, Alexis M., Halanych, Kenneth M.

“…Antarctica has a complex and multifaceted geologic and oceanographic history that has influenced and shaped patterns of marine invertebrate diversity. This…”
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Telomere elongation and telomerase expression in regenerating arms of the starfish Luidia clathrata (Asteroidea: Echinodermata) by Varney, Rebecca M., Pomory, Christopher M., Janosik, Alexis M.

“…Regeneration in echinoderms has been extensively characterized physiologically, but fewer studies have addressed the genetic mechanisms underlying the process…”
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A compendium of Coastal Dune Lakes in Northwest Florida by VanTassel, Nichelle M., Janosik, Alexis M.

“…This is a description and review of the coastal dune lakes of Northwest Florida. Coastal dune lakes are globally rare, tannin-stained, and shallow irregularly…”
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Evolutionary history of Southern Ocean Odontaster sea star species (Odontasteridae; Asteroidea) by Janosik, Alexis M, Mahon, Andrew R, Halanych, Kenneth M

“…We investigated the recent evolutionary history of demersal sea stars in the genus Odontaster throughout the Western Antarctic waters and on the South American…”
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An Exploratory Study of Telomere Length in the Deep-Sea Shark, Etmopterus granulosus by Nehmens, Melissa C., Varney, Rebecca M., Janosik, Alexis M., Ebert, David A.

“…The history of elasmobranch ageing highlights the difficulty of age estimation in animals lacking ossified structures. Ageing techniques are numerous, yet all…”
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the chocolate chip sea cucumber Isostichopus badionotus (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) by Drake, Victoria I., Kim, Erica, Nigro, Hailee G., Bogantes, Viktoria E., Janosik, Alexis M.

“…The chocolate chip sea cucumber, Isostichopus badionotus (Selenka 1867), is an ecologically and biomedically important species. In this study, we report the…”
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Thyonella gemmata (Echinodermata: Cucumariidae) by Figueroa, Alexia C., McHugh, William J., Miller, Shane M., Fellgren, Amy K., Bogantes, Viktoria E., Janosik, Alexis M.

“…Thyonella gemmata , also known as the Green sea cucumber, is a biomedically and ecologically important species. In this study, the complete mitogenome of T…”
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the plumed worm Diopatra cuprea (Annelida: Onuphidae) by Hamilton, Lauren E., Preston, Gabriel C., Wheeler, Jade B., Janosik, Alexis M., Bogantes, Viktoria E.

“…In this study, we describe the complete mitochondrial genome of Diopatra cuprea (Bosc, 1802). The mitogenome was found to contain 14,990 base pairs (67.53% A +…”
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the marine feather duster, Bispira melanostigma (Annelida: Sabellidae) by Hornfeck, Caroline J., Faurie, Taber C., Hodges, Logan L., Janosik, Alexis M., Bogantes, Viktoria E.

“…The marine feather duster, Bispira melanostigma (Schmarda, 1861 ), is a tube-dwelling annelid that contributes to ecological and biogeochemical processes in…”
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Spheciospongia vesparium (Demospongiae, Clionaida, Clionaidae) by Rider, Hunter J., MacFarland, Amanda K., Rape, Christopher J., Engster, Samantha P., Bogantes, Viktoria E., Janosik, Alexis M.

“…The Loggerhead sponge (Spheciospongia vesparium) is an ecologically important marine species of sponge that provides habitat and food sources to biodiversity…”
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