Category Archives: eDNA Work

Kimberly Terrell

Kimberly Terrell
Wildlife Biologist
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-235-6328
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.SalamanderScience.com

►Multi Species Panel Development
►DNA Marker Development
►Protocol Development
►Sample Processing
►Research
►Expert Input

Amphibians
Hellbender Salamander (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)

With which agencies have you partnered with on eDNA applications?
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Buffalo State University
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
The Wilds
Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

Andrew R. Mahon

Andrew R. Mahon
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biology, Central Michigan University
188 Brooks Hall
Mount Pleasant MI 48859
Phone: 989-774-1177
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://people.cst.cmich.edu/mahon2a

►Multi Species Panel Development
►DNA Marker Development
►Protocol Development
►Sample Processing
►Research
►Expert Input

I’ve been a technical leader in eDNA surveillance across the board, from animals to plants to pathogens.

With which agencies have you partnered with on eDNA applications?
MDNR, TNC, MDEQ, USFWS, USEPA and many others.

Joe Greathouse

Joe Greathouse
Director of Conservation Science
The Wilds
14000 International Road
Cumberland OH 26003
Phone: 740-638-5030 ext. 2301
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.thewilds.org

►Sample Processing
►Research

Amphibians
Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)

Mammals
Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

Reptiles

With which agencies have you partnered with on eDNA applications?
NEAFWA, Ohio DNR, WV DNR

Anna McKee

Anna McKee
Ecologist
US Geological Survey
1770 Corporate Drive Suite 500
Norcross, GA 30093
Phone: 678-924-6671
Email: [email protected]

►Multi Species Panel Development
►DNA Marker Development
►Protocol Development
►Sample Processing
►Research
►Expert Input

Amphibians
• Flatwoods Salamanders – Frosted and Reticulated (Ambystoma cingulatum and A. bishopi)
• Georgia Blind Salamander (Haideotriton wallacei)
• Gopher Frog (Lithobates capito)
• Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus)

Crustacea
• Dougherty Plain cave crayfish (Cambarus cryptodytes)

With which agencies have you partnered with on eDNA applications?
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Georgia Department of Natural Resources
The Orianne Society
The San Antonio Zoo
University of Idaho University of Georgia

Melanie Murphy

Melanie Murphy
Assistant Professor
University of Wyoming
1000 E University Ave
Laramie WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-5295
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/murphylabuwyo/

►Multi Species Panel Development
►DNA Marker Development
►Protocol Development
►Sample Processing
►Research
►Expert Input

Amphibian
• Boral Toad (Anaxyrus boreas boreas)
• Boreal Chorus Frog (Psuedaric maculata)
• Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)
• Tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium)
• Wyoming Toad (Anaxyrus baxteri)

Bacteria
• ecoli

Fungi
• Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis

Non-water eDNA
• Feathers
• Fecal
• Hair
• Saliva

With which agencies have you partnered with on eDNA applications?
USFS (pilot study), WDGF (permitted, sharing data – not a formal contract at this point)

Michael E. Dorcas

Michael E. Dorcas
Professor of Biology
Davidson College
Department of Biology
Davidson NC 28035-7118
Phone: 704-894-2727
Email: [email protected]
Website: sites.davidson.edu/dorcas

►Multi Species Panel Development
►DNA Marker Development
►Protocol Development
►Sample Processing
►Research

Reptiles
• Bog Turtles (Glyptemys muhlenbergii)
• Burmese Python (Python molurus bivittatus)

Amphibians

With which agencies have you partnered with on eDNA applications?
North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission

Stephen Spear

Dr. Stephen Spear
Associate Conservation Scientist
The Orianne Society
100 Phoenix Road
Athens, GA 30605
Phone: 706-353-7800
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.oriannesociety.org

►Multi Species Panel Development
►DNA Marker Development
►Protocol Development
►Sample Processing
►Research
►Expert Input

Amphibian
• Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma bishopi and cingulatum)
• Gopher Frog (Lithobates capito)
• Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
• Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus)
• Patchnosed salamander (Urspelerpes brucei)
• Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus)

Reptiles
• Bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii)

With which agencies have you partnered with on eDNA applications?
United States Geological Survey, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Margaret Hunter

Margaret Hunter
Research Geneticist
US Geological Survey
7920 NW 71st St
Gainesville, FL 32653
Phone: 352-264-3484
Email: [email protected]
Email: http://fl.biology.usgs.gov/genetics/index.html

►Multi Species Panel Development
►DNA Marker Development
►Protocol Development
►Sample Processing
►Research
►Expert Input

Fish
• Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)
• Catfish (Loricariidae Family)
• Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)

Mammal
• West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)

Reptiles
• Burmese Pythons (Python molurus bivittatus or Python bivittatus)
• Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
• Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
• Northern African rock python (Python sebae)
• Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)

With which agencies have you partnered with on eDNA applications?
US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, USGS

Kellie Carim

Kellie Carim, Ph.D.
eDNA Coordinator
USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station/ National Genomics Center for Wildlife and Fish Conservation
800 E. Beckwith Ave.
Missoula, MT 59801
Phone: 651-335-4289
Email: [email protected]

►Multi Species Panel Development
►DNA Marker Development
►Protocol Development
►Sample Processing
►Research
►Expert Input

Amphibians
• Idaho Giant Salamanders (Dicamptodon aterrimus)

Bird
• Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Crustacea
• Mysis Shrimp (Order Mysida)

Fish
• Black Banded Sunfish (Enneacanthus chaetodon)
• Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
• Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)
• Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus)
• Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
• Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush)
• Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
• Westslope Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi)
• Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri)
Insects
• Caddisfly (Order Trichoptera)
• Mayfly (Order Ephemerotpera)
• Stonefly (Order Plecoptera)

Mammal
• River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

With which agencies have you partnered with on eDNA applications?
-Arizona Game and Fish Department
-California Department of Fish and Wildlife
-Idaho Fish and Game
-Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
-Nevada Department of Wildlife -Utah Division of Wildlife Resources -Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
-Nez Perce Tribe (Idaho)
-United States Forest Service (across USFS Region 1 and 3, as well as biologists at Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest, Boise National Forest, and Payette National Forest)

Non-agency groups:
-Colorado State University
-Trout Unlimited
-Hart Crowser Consulting