[Research Press Release] Detection of an endangered crayfish using environmental DNA

A research team that included a doctoral student of our graduate school, Kousuke Ikeda, and his supervisor, Assoc. Prof. Junjiro Negishi, successfully detected the presence of an endangered crayfish (Cambaroides japonicus) which lives in Japanese headwater streams using environmental DNA technique. This research outcome is published in a scientific journal, Conservation Genetics Resources.

Please visit links below to view the press release (Japanese version only).
Research Press Release (PDF)