A new DNA extraction method (HV-CTAB-PCI) for amplification of nuclear markers from open ocean-retrieved faeces of an herbivorous marine mammal, the dugong

• Vicky Ooi ,

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

  * E-mail: v.ooi@uqconnect.edu.au

  Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9964-4038

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• Lee McMichael,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7675-4859

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• Margaret E. Hunter,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Sirenia Project, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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• Aristide Takoukam Kamla,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Aquatic Animal Health Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America, African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization, Dizangue, Littoral, Cameroon

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• Janet M. Lanyon

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia

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