Factors affecting DNA barcoding classification accuracy for piscine prey: An experimental assessment with invasive lionfish

2022 ◽  
Vol 547 ◽  
pp. 151675
Author(s):  
Kristen A. Dahl ◽  
Andrew Fields ◽  
Alison Robertson ◽  
David S. Portnoy ◽  
Alex Grieme ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-174
Author(s):  
Jeff Eble ◽  
John Pecore

Student participation in authentic research, as citizen scientists, can improve classroom engagement, achievement of learning objectives, and perceptions of science. We present DNA barcoding of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) prey as an example student citizen-science project, though the protocols, objectives, and outcomes can be generalized to any piscivorous fish. The objective of this five-lab conservation genetics unit is to enhance student understanding of fundamental molecular and ecological concepts through applied use of DNA sequencing technologies. Student assessments were equivocal, indicating modest gains in conceptual understanding and maintenance of an overall high perception of science. More notably, student findings have contributed to an improved understanding of the impacts of invasive lionfish, including providing the first evidence that lionfish prey on economically important red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus).


2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 3659-3659
Author(s):  
Kristen A. Dahl ◽  
William F. Patterson ◽  
Alison Robertson ◽  
Alice C. Ortmann

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1917-1933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen A. Dahl ◽  
William F. Patterson ◽  
Alison Robertson ◽  
Alice C. Ortmann

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (S1) ◽  
pp. S102-S121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham Robertson ◽  
Carlos A. Moreno ◽  
Julián Crujeiras ◽  
Barbara Wienecke ◽  
Patricia Gandini ◽  
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