• Detection of environmental DNA from amphibians in Northern Europe applied in citizen science 

      Knudsen, Steen Wilhelm; Hesselsøe, Martin; Rytter, Maria; Lillemark, Marie Rathcke; Tøttrup, Anders P.; Rahbek, Carsten; Sheard, Julie Koch; Thomsen, Philip Francis; Agersnap, Sune; Mortensen, Peter B.; Møller, Peter Rask (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-08-25)
      Many species of amphibians in Northern Europe are threatened and the local distributions are rarely described in detail. Application of modern molecular methods provides an important supplementary tool for monitoring the distribution and diversity of amphibians. For this purpose, we designed, tested, validated, and optimized 14 species-specific assays on genomic DNA extracted from tissue samples to ...
    • Marine fishes of the arctic region 

      Mecklenburg, Catherine W.; Lynghammar, Arve; Johannesen, Edda; Byrkjedal, Ingvar; Christiansen, Jørgen Schou; Dolgov, Andrey V.; Karamushko, Oleg V.; Mecklenburg, Tony; Møller, Peter Rask; Steinkte, Dirk; Wienerroither, Rupert (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2018)
      First comprehensive and unified treatment of the marine fish fauna in the whole Panarctic region. Information on 229 species of marine fish. Outcome of a three year project (Dec. 2014 - Feb. 2018). Fundedby theNorwegian Ministry ofForeign Affairs.
    • A National Scale “BioBlitz” Using Citizen Science and eDNA Metabarcoding for Monitoring Coastal Marine Fish 

      Agersnap, Sune; Sigsgaard, Eva Egelyng; Jensen, Mads Reinholdt; Ávila, Marcelo De Paula; Carl, Henrik; Møller, Peter Rask; Krøs, Simon Leed; Knudsen, Steen Wilhelm; Wisz, Mary S.; Thomsen, Philip Francis (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-28)
      Marine biodiversity is threatened by human activities. To understand the changes happening in aquatic ecosystems and to inform management, detailed, synoptic monitoring of biodiversity across large spatial extents is needed. Such monitoring is challenging due to the time, cost, and specialized skills that this typically requires. In an unprecedented study, we combined citizen science with eDNA ...
    • The Systematics of the ophidiid genus Spectrunculus (Teleostei, Ophidiiformes) revisited with description of a new species and resurrection of S. radcliffei 

      Uiblein, Franz; Møller, Peter Rask; Nielsen, Jørgen G. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09)
      After a preceding revision based on 87 specimens, the systematics of the abyssal giant cuskeel genus Spectrunculus Jordan and Thompson, 1914 has been revisited, based on the examination of 34 additional specimens and new otolith shape data of the holotype of S. grandis. From the latter, a clear distinction in otolith ostium width could be found in specimens from the Atlantic, Southern Indian ...