Denise O'Meara
@denomeara.bsky.social
Interests include wildlife, conservation, genetics, ecology, agriculture and science communication. Lecturer at @setuireland
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Our review is finally here! We include all the terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammal-focused #eDNA and #iDNA studies available up to Jan 2025! It's amazing to see how far this field has come 🧬🦦
A very up-to-date review led by the brilliant @hollybroadhurst.bsky.social on the applications of #eDNA and iDNA for monitoring terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals! The beginnings, the milestones, where we're heading. Water, soil, air, the inverts, all here! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
From Water to Land: A Review on the Applications of Environmental DNA and Invertebrate‐Derived DNA for Monitoring Terrestrial and Semi‐Aquatic Mammals
This review explores global applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) and invertebrate-derived DNA (iDNA) for surveying terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals. By providing a comprehensive overview of t...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Delighted to share some of our new work on the molecular characterisation of Irish midges and mosquitoes. Congratulations to Elsie Isiye for publishing her paper in Parasites & Vectors parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Molecular characterisation of common Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Ireland - Parasites & Vectors
Background Biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) act as vectors for several arboviruses, including bluetongue virus (BTV) and Schmallenberg virus (SBV), which affect livesto...
parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Delighted to share some of our new work on the molecular characterisation of Irish midges and mosquitoes. Congratulations to Elsie Isiye for publishing her paper in Parasites & Vectors parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Congratulations to @TapiwaNyakauru1 on successfully defending his PhD! 🎉 His research explored the genomic & proteomic effects of heavy metal exposure on hyperaccumulator plants Eichhornia crassipes & Pistia stratiotes. Wishing him the best in his next steps!
February 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Congratulations to @TapiwaNyakauru1 on successfully defending his PhD! 🎉 His research explored the genomic & proteomic effects of heavy metal exposure on hyperaccumulator plants Eichhornia crassipes & Pistia stratiotes. Wishing him the best in his next steps!
Thrilled to share Elsie Isiye's first first-author preprint! She explores 'Molecular characterisation of common Culicoides biting midges in Ireland,' including potential vectors of Bluetongue & Schmallenberg viruses. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Molecular characterisation of common Culicoides Biting Midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Ireland
Background Biting midges in the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) act as vectors for several arboviruses, including Bluetongue virus (BTV) and Schmallenberg virus (SBV), which affect livesto...
www.biorxiv.org
January 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Thrilled to share Elsie Isiye's first first-author preprint! She explores 'Molecular characterisation of common Culicoides biting midges in Ireland,' including potential vectors of Bluetongue & Schmallenberg viruses. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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We'll sign off for the Xmas break with a new pre-print using arboreal camera trapping and non-invasive genotyping to estimate group sizes in the critically endangered primate, the northern muriqui, in the Atlantic Forest in Brazil: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 20, 2024 at 4:42 PM
We'll sign off for the Xmas break with a new pre-print using arboreal camera trapping and non-invasive genotyping to estimate group sizes in the critically endangered primate, the northern muriqui, in the Atlantic Forest in Brazil: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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I started Ireland's most ambitious camera trap project in Wicklow as part of the Snapshot Europe initiative ☘️
Since 2021, I have partnered with UCD and ReWild Wicklow - deploying 150 camera traps, collecting ~400,000 photos, and ~31 years worth of survey effort.
2024's details and highlights 🧵👇
Since 2021, I have partnered with UCD and ReWild Wicklow - deploying 150 camera traps, collecting ~400,000 photos, and ~31 years worth of survey effort.
2024's details and highlights 🧵👇
December 19, 2024 at 8:24 PM
I started Ireland's most ambitious camera trap project in Wicklow as part of the Snapshot Europe initiative ☘️
Since 2021, I have partnered with UCD and ReWild Wicklow - deploying 150 camera traps, collecting ~400,000 photos, and ~31 years worth of survey effort.
2024's details and highlights 🧵👇
Since 2021, I have partnered with UCD and ReWild Wicklow - deploying 150 camera traps, collecting ~400,000 photos, and ~31 years worth of survey effort.
2024's details and highlights 🧵👇
Reposted by Denise O'Meara
Last part of this site sampling session in the Southwest this week
Looking at Lesser Horseshoe Bats (micro)habitat use!
What's been done;
🟢 Static Detectors
🟢 DNA Metabarcoding (using faeces)
🟢 Invertebrate Sampling
(SM4-Bat from 2 weeks ago)
#LoveIrishResearch
Looking at Lesser Horseshoe Bats (micro)habitat use!
What's been done;
🟢 Static Detectors
🟢 DNA Metabarcoding (using faeces)
🟢 Invertebrate Sampling
(SM4-Bat from 2 weeks ago)
#LoveIrishResearch
November 26, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Last part of this site sampling session in the Southwest this week
Looking at Lesser Horseshoe Bats (micro)habitat use!
What's been done;
🟢 Static Detectors
🟢 DNA Metabarcoding (using faeces)
🟢 Invertebrate Sampling
(SM4-Bat from 2 weeks ago)
#LoveIrishResearch
Looking at Lesser Horseshoe Bats (micro)habitat use!
What's been done;
🟢 Static Detectors
🟢 DNA Metabarcoding (using faeces)
🟢 Invertebrate Sampling
(SM4-Bat from 2 weeks ago)
#LoveIrishResearch
Scottish pine martens are making a comeback, but their genetic recovery lags behind. Our new study explores why genetic diversity matters for their long-term survival. Read more here: rdcu.be/d1b1o #Conservation #Genetics #Wildlife Photo by Maurice Flynn, Waterford
November 23, 2024 at 8:53 AM
Scottish pine martens are making a comeback, but their genetic recovery lags behind. Our new study explores why genetic diversity matters for their long-term survival. Read more here: rdcu.be/d1b1o #Conservation #Genetics #Wildlife Photo by Maurice Flynn, Waterford