Publications

Allen, M., J.L. Lockwood, R. Kwait, A. Vastano, D.L. Peterson, L. Tkacenko, J. Angle and B. Jaffe. 2023. Using surface environmental DNA to assess arthropod biodiversity within a forested ecosystem. Environmental DNA.

Allen, M.C., R. Kwait, A. Vastano, A. Kisurin, I. Zoccolo, B.D. Jaffe, J.C. Angle, B. Maslo, and J.L. Lockwood. 2023. Sampling environmental DNA from trees and soil to detect cryptic arboreal mammals. Scientific Reports 13: 180.

Kyle, K.E., M.C. Allen, J. Dragon, J.F. Bunnell, H.K. Reinert, R. Zappalorti, B.D. Jaffe, J.C. Angle, and J.L. Lockwood. 2022. Combining environmental DNA with artificial cover objects greatly improves reptile survey detection. Conservation Biology

Peterson, D.L., M.C. Allen, A. Vastano, and J.L. Lockwood. 2022. Evaluation of sample collection and storage protocols for surface eDNA surveys of an invasive terrestrial insect. Environmental DNA, 4: 1201-1211.

Valentin, R., K. Kyle, M.C. Allen, D. Welbourne, and J. L. Lockwood. 2021. The state, transport and fate of above-ground terrestrial arthropod eDNA. Environmental DNA.

Allen, M.C., A.L. Nielsen, D.L. Peterson, and J.L. Lockwood. 2021. Terrestrial eDNA survey outperforms conventional approach for detecting invasive pest insect within an agricultural ecosystem. Environmental DNA, 3: 1102-1112.

Valentin, R., D.M. Fonseca, S. Gable. K. Kyle, G.C. Hamilton, A.L. Nielsen, and J.L. Lockwood. 2020. Moving eDNA surveys onto land: strategies for active eDNA aggregation to detect invasive forest insects. Molecular Ecology Resources, 20 (3), 746-755

Valentin, R.E., D. Fonseca, A. Nielson, T. Leskey and J.L. Lockwood. 2018. Early detection of terrestrial invasive insect infestations by using eDNA from crop surfaces. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 16: 265-270.

Valentin, R., B. Maslo, J.L. Lockwood, J. Pote and D. Fonseca. 2016. Real-time PCR assay to detect brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), in environmental DNA (eDNA). Pest Management Science 72: 1854 –1861.