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Tag: amphipod

Posted on June 19, 2017November 13, 2017

Researchers sample a DC swamp to study a spineless creature

“We now know that eDNA is going to be a really worthwhile tool – at least for aquatic species in difficult-to-access habitats,” Niemiller said. “You could go to a spring outflow, take a water sample, and see what you might detect there with a limited outlay of labor, time and money.”

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