Spider webs capture environmental DNA from terrestrial vertebrates

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Spider webs capture environmental DNA from terrestrial vertebrates. / Newton, Joshua P.; Nevill, Paul; Bateman, Philip W.; Campbell, Matthew A.; Allentoft, Morten E.

I: iScience, Bind 27, Nr. 2, 108904, 2024.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Newton, JP, Nevill, P, Bateman, PW, Campbell, MA & Allentoft, ME 2024, 'Spider webs capture environmental DNA from terrestrial vertebrates', iScience, bind 27, nr. 2, 108904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.108904

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Newton, J. P., Nevill, P., Bateman, P. W., Campbell, M. A., & Allentoft, M. E. (2024). Spider webs capture environmental DNA from terrestrial vertebrates. iScience, 27(2), [108904]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.108904

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Newton JP, Nevill P, Bateman PW, Campbell MA, Allentoft ME. Spider webs capture environmental DNA from terrestrial vertebrates. iScience. 2024;27(2). 108904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.108904

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Newton, Joshua P. ; Nevill, Paul ; Bateman, Philip W. ; Campbell, Matthew A. ; Allentoft, Morten E. / Spider webs capture environmental DNA from terrestrial vertebrates. I: iScience. 2024 ; Bind 27, Nr. 2.

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