- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Universidad de Los Andes
2021
Environmental DNA metabarcoding is a tool with increasing use worldwide. The uses of such technology have been validated several times for diversity census, invasive species detection, and endangered/cryptic/elusive detection monitoring. With the help this technology, water samples collected ( n = 37) from main river basins other bodies northern part Colombia, including Magdalena, Sinú, Atrato, San Jorge basins, were filtered analyzed processed using universal 12S primers vertebrate fauna...
The Antillean manatee ( Trichechus manatus ) and the Amazonian inunguis are distributed in rivers Caribbean region of Colombia respectively. For 30 years, genetic information has been obtained from these populations order to inform conservation programs for endangered species decide on location release them back wild. However, previous studies, samples some areas country were not included, given difficulties access regions due either logistic or safety issues. In this study, we analyzed...