Dec 3, 2024 · The JCU research team will collect around 20 dugong poo samples for DNA analysis across 350 square kilometres of seagrass meadows in the Townsville region, which is …

Apr 4, 2024 · In this study, we analyzed feces of large herbivores collected from seagrass beds in the Ryukyu Islands, using a species-specific PCR assay designed for dugongs. In addition, we …

DNA traces provide a unique way to determine what dugongs are eating. This project is breaking new ground by using non-intrusive eDNA methods to analyse dugong poo, offering detailed …

On the mammal’s underside, remora fish snack on parasites—and dugong poop. To see a dugong is to want to hug a dugong, with its round body, gently curved flippers and gigantic …

May 24, 2018 · New research highlights the role of sea turtles and dugong in the dispersal of seeds and maintenance of seagrass meadows, an important marine habitat and the primary …

three seagrass species in the poo of both sea turtles and dugong. And lots of them – as many as two seeds per gram of poo. About one in ten were viable, meaning they could grow into new...

May 25, 2018 · There were seeds of at least three seagrass species in the poo of both sea turtles and dugong. And lots of them – as many as two seeds per gram of poo. About one in ten were …

We are using metabarcoding and other innovative techniques to better understand how farming affects nutrient cycling in soils. We are using DNA methods to identify what dugongs in the …

There were seeds of at least three seagrass species in the poo of both sea turtles and dugong. And lots of them – as many as two seeds per gram of poo. About one in ten were viable, …

May 25, 2018 · Green sea turtles and dugong are iconic animals on the reef, and seagrass is their food. Dugong can eat as much as 35 kilograms of wet seagrass a day, while sea turtles can …