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Yuval Cohen

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Jamie Alison @jamiealison.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Sensors and AI can transform understanding of insect biodiversity 🪰📈 BUT we must be wary of the AI hype-train 🚆 and respect existing data and traditional monitoring 🙇 Our new synthetic review lays out seven steps to realise the potential of insect sensing systems 🎥🔭 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Insect monitoring without pitfalls: Seven steps for robust insect sensing systems
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Ecology of Animal Societies @livingingroups.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Humans have many unusual traditions. But did you know animals’ strange behaviors can become culture too? Out now in Current Biology (doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...) we show the rise and spread of a surprising tradition: interspecies infant abduction. Interactive timeline (www.ab.mpg.de/671374) 🧵 (1/12)
An illustration of a white-faced capuchin monkey carrying a howler infant on their back while cracking nuts with a stone
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Lisa Wolany @lisa-wolany.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Can insect bulk samples be used in #metabarcoding without homogenising them? Our research shows: it’s technically possible but yields poorer data and is more expensive and time-consuming. Paper out now: @mbmg.pensoft.net mbmg.pensoft.net/article/1298... @leeselab.bsky.social #nondestructivelysis
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Homogenization of insect bulk samples yields more comprehensive yet comparable biodiversity data than non-destructive lysis
The rapid advancement of molecular biodiversity monitoring tools, particularly DNA metabarcoding, has improved specimen identification in bulk samples, such as those from Malaise traps, where traditio...
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Dr. Gledis (Gled) Guri @gledguri.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
📄NEW PAPER exploring #eDNA quantification methods! For #qPCR / #ddPCR end users aiming to enhance sensitivity & precision in detecting low eDNA quantities – a common challenge in #MarineEcology surveys. Bonus: An alternative framework for LoD & LoQ. doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
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Quantifying the Detection Sensitivity and Precision of qPCR and ddPCR Mechanisms for eDNA Samples
This study compares the sensitivity and quantification precision of qPCR and ddPCR for eDNA surveys through Bayesian inference using latent parameters from both known concentration (standards) and en...
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