Epigenetic age estimation of cetaceans
Age is an important biological parameter which can be used to guide conservation. It is difficult to assess in wild populations, however, and especially in many cetacean species. Epigenetic analyses now offer an alternative for age estimation. In this thesis, I identified the benefits and considerat...
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2021
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| author | Heydenrych, Matthew James |
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| description | Age is an important biological parameter which can be used to guide conservation. It is difficult to assess in wild populations, however, and especially in many cetacean species. Epigenetic analyses now offer an alternative for age estimation. In this thesis, I identified the benefits and considerations of epigenetic age estimators for cetaceans, developed a novel high-throughput sequencing workflow for homology-based epigenetic analyses, and successfully built age estimation assays for both sperm and Southern right whales. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-848012021-07-27T04:49:12Z Epigenetic age estimation of cetaceans Heydenrych, Matthew James Age is an important biological parameter which can be used to guide conservation. It is difficult to assess in wild populations, however, and especially in many cetacean species. Epigenetic analyses now offer an alternative for age estimation. In this thesis, I identified the benefits and considerations of epigenetic age estimators for cetaceans, developed a novel high-throughput sequencing workflow for homology-based epigenetic analyses, and successfully built age estimation assays for both sperm and Southern right whales. 2021 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84801 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Heydenrych, Matthew James Epigenetic age estimation of cetaceans |
| title | Epigenetic age estimation of cetaceans |
| title_full | Epigenetic age estimation of cetaceans |
| title_fullStr | Epigenetic age estimation of cetaceans |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epigenetic age estimation of cetaceans |
| title_short | Epigenetic age estimation of cetaceans |
| title_sort | epigenetic age estimation of cetaceans |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84801 |