Intraspecific genetic variability and diurnal activity affect environmental DNA detection in Japanese eel

• Sayaka Takahashi ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: takahashi.sayaka.k35@kyoto-u.jp

  Affiliations Oita Junior College, Oita, Japan, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, Matsue, Shimane, Japan, Maizuru Fisheries Research Station, Kyoto University, Nagahama, Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5752-3687

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• Shingo Takada,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Marine Bioresource and Environmental Science, Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Hiroki Yamanaka,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Ecology and Environmental Engineering Course, Ryukoku University, Otsu, Shiga, Japan, Center for Biodiversity Science, Ryukoku University, Otsu, Shiga, Japan

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• Reiji Masuda,

  Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Maizuru Fisheries Research Station, Kyoto University, Nagahama, Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan

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• Akihide Kasai

  Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Division of Marine Bioresource and Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7070-1265

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