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Marcela M. Alvarenga @marcelaalvarenga.bsky.social · 20d

🚨 New paper in Molecular Ecology Resources!
We compiled the most applied rapid DNA/eDNA-based ID tools & primers for #sharks and #rays 🦈
A practical guide to help scientists, managers & enforcement choose the right method for conservation action.
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/1755... #OpenScience #eDNA

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Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · Sep 5

I would not miss this opportunity!

Christopher R. Hemingson @chemingson.bsky.social · Aug 27

2) Importantly, I am looking to recruit a PhD-level graduate student to start next school year (August 2026). My lab website (still under construction: christopherhemings.wixsite.com/my-site) has the details outlining the position and applying.

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Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · Jan 7

Elacatinus phthirophagus is a sister species of E. randalli and is endemic from Brazil. Many species from Brazil also occur in the SE Caribbean - which is actually the rationale behind one of my PhD chapters 🐠🧬

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Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · Jan 7

Elacatinus randalli (Bohlke & Robins, 1968)

Main traits: Max 4.6cm; snout yellow/brown with short narrow yellow bar; narrow yellow stripe along upper body (from top eye to tail fin base)

Distribution: SE Caribbean

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Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · Jan 6

I actually photographed one during my fieldwork trip in Belize 2023. Not the nicest photo but it was amazing being able to spot such a beautiful and endangered fish!

Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · Jan 6

Epinephelus striatus (Block, 1792)

Nassau grouper (Serranidae)

Main traits: Max 122cm; tan + irregular dark bars; black saddle (mark) tail base; tan stripe Y shape through eyes.
Distribution: Bermuda to Guyana

📷 Mark Betts (STRI website)

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Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · Jan 5

Not sure why I chose this one to be the first. I think I like its name 😂

Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · Jan 5

Acanthemblemaria aspera (Longley, 1927) Roughhead blenny (family Chaenopsidae)

Main traits: max 4cm; small pointed spines on snout; colors changeable (male colorless to dark - females yellowish)

Distribution: The Bahamas to the South Caribbean

📷 CABRA lab

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Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · Jan 5

One of this year’s goals: get better at identifying fish species 🐠
I’ll be sharing one species a day to keep me on track - hopefully it lasts 😆 If you’re not a fan of fish... well, you’ve been warned.

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Marine eDNA Dude @marinednadude.bsky.social · Dec 30

Check out our latest paper on #eDNA and metabarcoding data reporting standards 🤓🧬🧪

These minimum reporting guidelines for metabarcoding workflows extend from the physical layout of laboratories through to data archiving enhance trust and reliability in data

mbmg.pensoft.net/article/1286...

The MIEM guidelines: Minimum information for reporting of environmental metabarcoding data

Environmental DNA (eDNA) and RNA (eRNA) metabarcoding has become a popular tool for assessing biodiversity from environmental samples, but inconsistent documentation of methods, data and metadata make...

mbmg.pensoft.net

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Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · Dec 13

Thank you @ednacollab.bsky.social for the opportunity to attend this course! It was intense, but an immensely valuable experience 🧬

Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · Dec 13

What an incredible journey bringing together researchers from across the globe to learn about eDNA metabarcoding from these stellar instructors @leeselab.bsky.social Dominik Buchner, Till-Hendrik Macher and @shump.bsky.social !🗺️🧬
Big thanks to @ednacollab.bsky.social for making it all happen! 💡💫

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Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · Dec 13

Such a fun evening with the 2nd CABRA lab cookie competition 🍪and of course @chemingson.bsky.social won as the most decorative! Who wants to guess which fish species he’s representing? 🐠🤣

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Kristy Deiner @alpineedna.bsky.social · Nov 27

Are you curious how #eDNA is degraded by photochemistry in the environment? I teamed up with Environmental Chemist's @krismcneill.bsky.social and Eliane Ballmer to see if we could map out what is known and how to move forward --> pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Potential Role of Photochemistry in Environmental DNA Degradation

Given the severe loss of species richness across diverse ecosystems, there is an urgent need to assess and monitor biodiversity on a global scale. The analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA), referring t...

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Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · Nov 26

Great! Thank you!!

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Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · Nov 26

Hi Pedro! How small are you saying? Around 100bp? Also, testing the primer set with regular PCR is enough or would be more appropriate to test with qPCR?

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Jon Puritz @jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com · Nov 22

Reposting this from twitter from a few months ago. I think this paper is a must-read for anyone in #PopGen. Always important to consider biases inherent in our methods.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Low‐coverage sequencing and Wahlund effect severely bias estimates of inbreeding, heterozygosity and effective population size in North American wolves

vonHoldt et al. ((2024), Molecular Ecology, 33, e17231) (vH24) used low-coverage (average ~ 7X read depth) restriction site-associated DNA sequence data to estimate individual inbreeding and heterozy...

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Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · Nov 24

Can I be added to the list? Thank you!

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Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · Nov 22

1st CABRA Lab CryptoVison Fish-ID contest it was definitely one of the best lab meetings of the semester 🐠🐠🐠

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Jordan Casey @jordancasey.bsky.social · Feb 22

New publication led by 🌟 undergrad Ariel Wang: doi.org/10.1007/s003...

We investigate Risor ruber, the tusked goby, a tiny sponge-dwelling fish.

Across the Caribbean, we find seven distinct genetic lineages within Risor and discover that two Risor lineages specialize on a single sponge host!

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Dr.Kat Stewart @ecoevoedna.bsky.social · Nov 17

I started an #eDNA starter pack as one didn’t exist yet. Feel free to message me to get your name added. Open to all! go.bsky.app/U2vgV5Q

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Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · May 8

Just had a wonderful week in Mexico with the Risor ruber team for our writing (and fun) retreat! It’s been amazing to learn and work with y’all! So excited to what’s to come! #gobyteam 🐠🧬 @TheresaRueger @jordancasey.bsky.social @gobyone.bsky.social

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Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · Apr 29

Starting the week with great news! I'm so happy to have been awarded the 2024 @ICRSCoralReefs Graduate Fellowship to conduct part of my doctoral research exploring the connectivity between Brazilian and Caribbean reef fishes! 🐠🧬

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Ingrid Bunholi @ingridbunholi.bsky.social · Apr 15

Thrilled to share my PhD preliminary findings at the 52nd Benthic Ecology Meeting! I’m so excited to continue unveiling the world of this little cryptobenthic fish! Stay tuned for updates on their pop gen, microbiome and ecological specialization 🧬🐠 #BEM2024

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Marcela M. Alvarenga @marcelaalvarenga.bsky.social · Mar 19

Our paper in the Brazilian press! "Eight out of ten species of sharks and rays in national trade are threatened with extinction" abori.com.br/oceanografia... @ingridbunholi.bsky.social

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Christopher R. Hemingson @chemingson.bsky.social · Mar 19

Excited to finally have this paper out after multiple years in the making.

"Analysing biological colour patterns from digital images: An introduction to the current toolbox"

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Analysing biological colour patterns from digital images: An introduction to the current toolbox

Ecology & Evolution is a broad open access journal welcoming research in ecology, evolution, and conservation science, and providing a forum for evidence-based views.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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