Developing and Applying Methodologies to Characterise Biodiversity Using Ancient and Degraded DNA

This thesis explores the utility of high-throughput DNA sequencing in characterising ancient and degraded DNA in south-west Australia. With the development of a new bulk-bone metabarcoding methodology alongside the extraction and characterisation of plant DNA from sediment, this thesis enabled a det...

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Main Author: Dáithí Conall Murray
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/411
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description This thesis explores the utility of high-throughput DNA sequencing in characterising ancient and degraded DNA in south-west Australia. With the development of a new bulk-bone metabarcoding methodology alongside the extraction and characterisation of plant DNA from sediment, this thesis enabled a detailed molecular profile of cave sites across south-west Australia. Together, the manuscripts within this thesis raise a number of universal considerations when embarking upon environmental metabarcoding studies to analyse past and present biodiversity.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-4112017-09-18T04:27:35Z Developing and Applying Methodologies to Characterise Biodiversity Using Ancient and Degraded DNA Dáithí Conall Murray This thesis explores the utility of high-throughput DNA sequencing in characterising ancient and degraded DNA in south-west Australia. With the development of a new bulk-bone metabarcoding methodology alongside the extraction and characterisation of plant DNA from sediment, this thesis enabled a detailed molecular profile of cave sites across south-west Australia. Together, the manuscripts within this thesis raise a number of universal considerations when embarking upon environmental metabarcoding studies to analyse past and present biodiversity. 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/411 en Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Dáithí Conall Murray
Developing and Applying Methodologies to Characterise Biodiversity Using Ancient and Degraded DNA
title Developing and Applying Methodologies to Characterise Biodiversity Using Ancient and Degraded DNA
title_full Developing and Applying Methodologies to Characterise Biodiversity Using Ancient and Degraded DNA
title_fullStr Developing and Applying Methodologies to Characterise Biodiversity Using Ancient and Degraded DNA
title_full_unstemmed Developing and Applying Methodologies to Characterise Biodiversity Using Ancient and Degraded DNA
title_short Developing and Applying Methodologies to Characterise Biodiversity Using Ancient and Degraded DNA
title_sort developing and applying methodologies to characterise biodiversity using ancient and degraded dna
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/411