{"id":31,"date":"2018-08-19T01:42:05","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T08:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/bat-ecology-genetics\/products\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T18:10:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:10:22","slug":"products","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/bat-ecology-genetics\/products\/","title":{"rendered":"Products"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-31 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Barcoding-map-720x350-ek-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Barcoding-map-720x350-ek-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Barcoding-map-720x350-ek-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Database-Search-720x350-ek-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Database-Search-720x350-ek-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Database-Search-720x350-ek-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Presentation-720x350-ek-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Presentation-720x350-ek-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Presentation-720x350-ek-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Scientist-720x350-ek-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Scientist-720x350-ek-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Scientist-720x350-ek-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/YoutubeVid-720x350-ek-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/YoutubeVid-720x350-ek-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/YoutubeVid-720x350-ek-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h1>Products<\/h1>\n<h2>Recent Publications (2016-present)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"form-focus layout-padding layout-align-center-center layout-row\">\n<div id=\"citationctx59604384140003842\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"csl-bib-body\">\n<div class=\"csl-entry\">Riley, A. L., Sanchez, D. E., Lear, K., Burke, R., Mann, B., &amp; Walker, F. M. (2026). Hummingbird Feeders Can Provide eDNA for Detection of Nectar\u2010Feeding Bats.\u00a0<i>Environmental DNA.<\/i>,\u00a0<i>8<\/i>(1). <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/edn3.70234\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/edn3.70234<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>E.L. Gray, F.M. Walker, D.E. Sanchez, S.J. Marriott, A.M. Baker. 2025. A pilot study using eDNA collected from soil and active air samplers to detect terrestrial vertebrates in an open grassland habitat of central Queensland, Australia.\u00a0<em>BMC Research Notes<\/em>\u00a018:237.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13104-025-07302-3\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13104-025-07302-3&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1748625538264000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1o76uwCD35oP5iWzJXMaDN\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13104-025-07302-3<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Sanchez, D.E., F.M. Walker, S. Stankavich, A. Adams, D. Solick, S.J. Marriott,\u00a0<u>A.L. Riley<\/u>, C. Newman, D. Bradley. 2025. Out in the open: testing passive airborne eDNA detection of bats at feeding stations.\u00a0<em>Environmental DNA 7(3):<\/em>e70108.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/edn3.70108\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/edn3.70108&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1748625538264000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ScacizteYKHVQXD4POnpa\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/edn3.70108<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Sanchez, D.E., F.M. Walker, and C.L. Chambers. 2024. Forbs and graminoids are the foundation: Dietary breadth and seasonal variation of the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (<em>Zapus hudsonius luteus<\/em>).\u00a0<em>Journal of Mammalogy<\/em>, XX:1-19.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jmammal\/gyae026\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jmammal\/gyae026&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1748625538264000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ewpSqMwrdBIEWpJgs9qR6\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jmammal\/gyae026<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Walker F.M., J.R. Upton, D. Erickson, Z.A. Barrand, B. Brock, M. Valentine, E.L. Federman, E.M. Froehlich, L. Van Pelt, L. Hastings, D.E. Sanchez, D.L. Bergman, D.M. Engelthaler, and C.M. Hepp. 2024. Lyssa excreta: Defining parameters for fecal samples as a rabies virus surveillance method.\u00a0<em>PLOS ONE<\/em>, 19(1):e0294122.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0294122\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0294122&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1706979401074000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0DhoTaAJnsZyDUoeWCvy-b\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0294122.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Westeen, E.P., J.G. Martinez-Fonseca, C. d&#8217;Orgeix, D.E. Sanchez,\u00a0F.M. Walker, and E.J. Wang. 2023. Dietary niche partitioning of three Sky Island\u00a0<i>Sceloporus\u00a0<\/i>lizards as revealed through DNA metabarcoding.\u00a0<i>Ecology and Evolution<\/i> 13:e10461.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ece3.10461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ece3.10461&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696351294253000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ZjOd6SsS5-kGMTCYHV_WD\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ece3.10461<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"m_-5459584057243251004zfr3q\"><span class=\"m_-5459584057243251004c9dxtc\">Nsengimana, O., F.M. Walker,\u00a0 I. Twizeyimana, M.C. Dusabe, P. Webala, D.E. Sanchez, C.J. Sobek, J.C. Tumushime, D. Ruhagazi, D. Ryumugabe, P. Uwanyirigira, C. Kayitanirwa,<\/span><span class=\"m_-5459584057243251004c9dxtc\"><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"m_-5459584057243251004c9dxtc\">and R.A. Medellin. 2023.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"m_-5459584057243251004c9dxtc\"><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"m_-5459584057243251004c9dxtc\">Our good neighbors: Understanding ecosystem services provided by insectivorous bats in Rwanda.\u00a0<i>PLoS ONE<\/i> 8(6): e0287536. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0287536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0287536&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696351294254000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2HzfZc-t4e8jAbLdDjS7va\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0287536<\/a>.<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"m_-5459584057243251004zfr3q\"><span class=\"m_-5459584057243251004c9dxtc\">Sanchez, D.E., F.M. Walker, &amp; C.L. Chambers. 2023. Rapid, post-glacial expansion of a cryptic North American bat (<i>Euderma maculatum<\/i>).\u00a0<i>PLoS ONE <\/i>18(5):<\/span><span class=\"m_-5459584057243251004c9dxtc\">e0274342. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0274342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0274342&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696351294254000&amp;usg=AOvVaw00eUfnWkuIvpBpl0NSsiol\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0274342<\/a>.<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Garrett, N., J. Watkins, N.B. Simmons, M.B. Fenton, A.M. Obregon, D.E. Sanchez, E.M. Froelich,\u00a0F.M. Walker, J.E. Littlefair, and E.L. Clare. 2023. Airborne eDNA documents a diverse and ecologically complex tropical mammal community,\u00a0<i>Environmental DNA<\/i>.<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/edn3.385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/edn3.385&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1687204586617000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3yUcoDo_qzWnRn3Wlz1-7J\">\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/edn3.385<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Walker, F.M., D.E. Sanchez, E.M. Froehlich, E.L. Federman, J.A. Lyman, M.D. Owens, and K. Lear. 2022. Endangered nectar-feeding bat detected by environmental DNA on flowers.\u00a0<i>Animals<\/i>\u00a012:3075,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ani12223075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ani12223075&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1687204586617000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1UUARIMU6JvLvBoa76YE30\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ani12223075<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Armstrong, A.J.,\u00a0F.M. Walker, C. Sanville, S. Martin, and J.M. Szewczak. 2022. Bat use of redwood tree hollows: from DNA to ecology.\u00a0<i>Animals<\/i>\u00a012:2950,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-2615\/12\/21\/2950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-2615\/12\/21\/2950&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1687204586617000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0lccI1xCg4UXndLyhlN7HD\">https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-2615\/12\/21\/2950<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1687204586617000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0aAYQoK0G_qnT6kNRkDGzu\">\u00a0<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Lyman, J., D.E. Sanchez, S. Hershauer, C.J. Sobek, C.L. Chambers, &amp;\u00a0F.M. Walker. 2022. Mammalian eDNA on herbaceous vegetation? Validating a qPCR assay for detection of an endangered rodent.\u00a0<i>Environmental DNA, 4, 1187\u20131197.\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/edn3.331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/edn3.331&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1687204586617000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2hSsmCYoY79_vgoqVsrdO5\"><i>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/edn3.331<\/i><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Prys-Jones, T.O., A.J. Abraham, I. Shaffer, C.J. Sobek, J.R. Upton, S.N. Hershauer, K. Wong, M. Marirosa, S. Menke, S. Sommer, T. Furstenau, J. Mead,\u00a0F.M. Walker, V. Fofanov, and C.E. Doughty. 2022.\u00a0Metagenomic analysis of coprolites from three late pleistocene megaherbivores from the southwestern United States.\u00a0<i>BioRxiv\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2022.05.06.490351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2022.05.06.490351&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1687204586617000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ulPOufMdlUX3LWKiaCjmk\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2022.05.06.490351<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Ragan, KA,\u00a0F.M. Walker, L.E. Stevens, &amp; J. Schipper. 2022. Advancing North: White-nosed coati (<i>Nasua narica<\/i>) Range Expansion in Arizona.\u00a0<i>BioRxiv,<\/i>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2022.05.26.493663v1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2022.05.26.493663v1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1687204586617000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1PGylvCSwDn1cGdu9hJJ7F\">https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2022.05.26.493663v1<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Martinez-Fonseca, J.G, R. Mau,\u00a0F.M. Walker, A. Medina-Fitoria, K. Yasuda, and C.L. Chambers. 2022.\u00a0<i>Vampyrum spectrum<\/i>\u00a0(Phyllostomidae) Movement and prey revealed by radio-telemetry and DNA metabarcoding.\u00a0<i>PLoS ONE<\/i>\u00a017(4): e0265968,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0265968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0265968&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1687204586617000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3BrRmuyLr5tmY0y65ymLfc\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0265968<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Walker F.M., J.R. Upton, D. Erickson, Z.A. Barrand, B. Brock, M. Valentine, E.L. Federman, E.M. Froehlich, L. Van Pelt, L. Hastings, D.L. Bergman, D.M. Engelthaler, and C.M. Hepp. 2023. Lyssa excreta: Defining parameters for fecal samples as a rabies virus surveillance method. BioRxiv,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2023.05.27.542586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2023.05.27.542586&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1687204581021000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1kPuDO_MZr7gpSQy3uSe4k\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2023.05.27.542586<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Walker, F.M., D.E. Sanchez, &amp; C.M. Hepp. Menu \u00e0 la MinION: DNA sequencing in the field for diet of large African mammals. PeerJ, in review.<\/li>\n<li>Walker, F.M., C.J. Sobek, C.E. Platts, &amp; C.L. Chambers. Relatedness and genetic structure of big brown bat (<em>Eptesicus fuscus<\/em>) maternity roosts in an urban-wildland interface with periodic rabies virus outbreaks. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, <i>Journal of Wildlife Diseases<\/i>\u00a057(2), DOI: 10.7589\/JWD-D-20-00112.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publish.csiro.au\/am\/AM20012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walker, F.M., J.R. Upton, C.J. Sobek, D. Taggart, &amp; M. Gaughwin. 2020. Genetic monitoring of southern hairy-nosed wombats over two decades reveals that individuals can live for at least 18 years in the same warrens. Australian Mammalogy 43:22-29, doi:10.1071\/AM20012.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sobek, C.J. &amp; F.M. Walker. 2020. Exploring the diet of the southern hairy-nosed wombat (<em>Lasiorhinus latifrons<\/em>) via DNA metabarcoding. Australian Mammalogy 43:104-109, doi: 10.1071\/AM20021.<\/li>\n<li>Gaughwin, M., F.M. Walker, L. Woolford, J. Upton, C. Sobek, A. Johnson, &amp; D. Taggart. 2020. Observations on the mortality of young southern hairy-nosed wombats (<em>Lasiorhinus latifrons<\/em>) in the Murraylands of South Australia. Australian Mammalogy 43:126-131, doi: 10.1071\/AM20045.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rdcu.be\/b47zJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaughwin, M., A. Horsup, C. Dickman, R. Wells, F.M. Walker, &amp; D. Taggart. 2020. Variation in the sex-ratio of pouch-young and adult hairy-nosed wombats (<em>Lasiorhinus latifrons<\/em> and <em>Lasiorhinus krefftii<\/em>). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 74:90-103, https:\/\/rdcu.be\/b47zJ.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0230014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sumampow, T.C.P., M. Shekelle, P. Beier, F.M. Walker, &amp; C.M. Hepp. 2020. Identifying genetic relationships among tarsier populations in the islands of Bunaken National Park and mainland Sulawesi. PLoS ONE 15(3): e0230014.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Considine, E. S. and C. L. Chambers. Bat assemblage and selection of maternity roosts following wildfire. Journal of Wildlife Management, in review.<\/li>\n<li>Mart\u00ednez-Fonseca, J. G., A. Medina-Fitoria, E. P. Westeen, and C. L. Chambers. 2020. Revised checklist of the bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of Nicaragua. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Texas Tech University. OP-369.<\/li>\n<li>Medina-Fitoria, A., K. Williams-Guillen, C. Chambers, M. Ch\u00e1vez-Vel\u00e1squez, and J. G. Martinez-Fonseca. 2020. Diversity of bats and use of habitat in the Volcan Masaya National Park, in the Nicaraguan Pacific. Revista Mexicana de Mastozoolog\u00eda, nueva \u00e9poca 10(1):1-20.<\/li>\n<li>Zahratka, J. L., C. L. Chambers, and J. G. Martinez-Fonseca. 2020. <em>Thamnophis elegans vagrans<\/em> (Baird &amp; Girard 1853). Diet. Herpetological Review 51(2):361-362.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0231170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Starbuck, C. A., E. S. Considine, and C. L. Chambers. 2020. Water and elevation are more important than burn severity in predicting bat activity at multiple scales in a post-wildfire landscape. PLoS ONE 15(4): e0231170.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mart\u00ednez-Fonseca, J. G., M. Ch\u00e1vez-Vel\u00e1squez, K. Williams-Guillen, and C. L. Chambers. 2020. Bats use live fences to move between tropical dry forest remnants. Biotropica 52:5-10. DOI: 10.1111\/btp.12751.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0224969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Walker, F.M., V.Y. Fofanov, A. Tobin, C.J. Sobek, D.E. Sanchez, &amp; C.L. Chambers.\u00a02019.\u00a0A fecal sequel: testing the limits of a genetic assay for bat species identification.\u00a0PLoS ONE\u00a014(11): e0224969.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tobin, A., R.J.M. Corbett,\u00a0F.M. Walker, &amp; C.L. Chambers. 2018. Time increases acceptance of bats to gates at abandoned mines in western United States.\u00a0Journal of Wildlife Management, doi:10.1002\/jwmg.21498.<\/li>\n<li>Fofanov, V.Y., T.N. Furstenau, D.E. Sanchez, C.M. Hepp, J. Cocking, C.J. Sobek, N. Pagel, F.M. Walker &amp; C.L. Chambers. 2018. Guano exposed: Impact of aerobic conditions on bat fecal microbiota. <em>Ecology and Evolution<\/em>, In press.<\/li>\n<li>Foster, J., F.M. Walker, B. Reid, &amp; D. Sanchez. 2018. Population genetics of an island invasion by Japanese Bush-Warblers in Hawaii. <em>The Auk: Ornithological Advances<\/em>\u00a0135:171-180.<\/li>\n<li>Foster, J., F.M. Walker, B.D. Rannals, M.H. Hussain, K.P. Drees, R.V. Tiller, A.R. Hoffmaster, A. Al-Rawahi, P. Keim, &amp; M. Saqib. 2018. African lineage Brucella melitensis isolates from Omani livestock.<em> Frontiers in Microbiology 8: 2702<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fmicb.2017.02702<\/li>\n<li>Johnson, S. A. and C. L. Chambers. 2017. Effects of ponderosa pine forest restoration on habitat for bats. <em>Western North American Naturalist<\/em> 77(3). In press.<\/li>\n<li>Tobin, A. and C. L. Chambers. 2017. Mixed effects of gating subterranean habitat on bats \u2013 A review. <em>Journal of Wildlife Management<\/em>. In press.<\/li>\n<li>Parker, T. J., C. L. Chambers, and R. L. Mathiasen. 2017. Dwarf mistletoe and breeding bird abundance in ponderosa pine forests. <em>Western North American Naturalist<\/em> 77(1):40-50.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0162342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walker, F.M., C.H.D. Williamson, D.E. Sanchez, C.J. Sobek, and C.L. Chambers. 2016. Species from Feces: Order-wide identification of Chiroptera from guano and other non-invasive genetic samples. <em>PLoS ONE 11(9): e0162342.<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chambers, C. L., S. A. Cushman, A. Medina-Fitoria, J. Mart\u00ednez-Fonseca, and M. Chavez-Velasquez. 2016. Influences of scale on bat habitat relationships in a forested landscape in Nicaragua. <em>Landscape Ecology<\/em> 31:1299-1318.<\/li>\n<li>Alpers, D., F.M. Walker, A.C. Taylor, P. Sunnucks, S. Bellman, B. Hansen, and B. Sherwin. 2016.\u00a0 Evidence of subdivisions on evolutionary timescales in a large, declining marsupial distributed across a phylogeographic barrier. <em>PLoS ONE 11(10): e0162789. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Applied Products<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Searchable, sortable, and downloadable <strong><a title=\"Species from Feces database \" href=\"https:\/\/www5.nau.edu\/CEFNS\/Forestry\/Research\/Bats\/public\/index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Species from Feces database<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>of global bat species, taxonomy, geographic location, IUCN category, and the capability of the DNA mini-barcode assay.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Webinar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_OjKef_U0n8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Webinar<\/strong><\/a>: Immediate Post Wildfire Effects on Bats in the Southwest, for Southwest Fire Science Consortium and Southwest Section of The Wildlife Society (with Erin Saunders; September 2015).<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Trainingvideo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i2x0Ydc1XVM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Training video<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for track plating New Mexico meadow jumping mice: Tracking Big Feet (October 2016).<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V62PNsP7WXk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube video<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0A Space in Time: Movements and Home Ranges of the New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recent Conferences (2015-present; *presenting author)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2025 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 International Bat Research Conference, Cairns, Queensland, AU. Detecting endangered bat species from environmental DNA using a targeted approach . Authors: Faith M. Walker*, Daniel E. Sanchez, Anna L. Riley, Savannah J. Marriott, Kristen Lear, Rachel Burke, Brianna Mann, Sarah Stankavich, Amanda Adams, Donald Solick, Christian Newman, Doug Bradley.<\/li>\n<li>2025 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Australian Mammal Society Conference, Toowoomba, Queensland, AU. The utilisation of airborne eDNA to detect cryptic small mammals: A case study targeting the threatened Julia Creek dunnart (Sminthopsis douglasi). Authors: Jess R. Kelly, Faith M. Walker, Daniel Enrique Sanchez, Savannah Marriott, Emma L. Gray, and Andrew M. Baker.<\/li>\n<li>2025 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation, Denver, CO. Detection of listed bat species under bridges through the use of fecal DNA. Authors: F.M. Walker*, C. Olson, S. Dulc, H. Gates, C.L. Lausen, E. Low, and D.E. Sanchez.<\/li>\n<li>2025 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Native American Fish and Wildlife Society, Riverton, WY. Using non-invasive methods to detect small mammals: track plates, environmental DNA, and cameras. Authors: C.L. Chambers*, M.P. Grandpre, J.G. Martinez-Fonseca, and F.M. Walker.<\/li>\n<li>2025 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Arizona Biomedical Research Commission\u2019s Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ &#8211; Rabies virus prevalence and dispersal in the AZ-Mexico borderlands region prior to the arrival of the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus). Authors: F.M. Walker*, D. Erickson, Z. Barrand, and C.M. Hepp.<\/li>\n<li>2025 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Western Bat Working Group, San Diego, CA. Can Bats be Detected from Airborne eDNA on Passive Samplers? Authors: Faith M. Walker*, Daniel E. Sanchez, Savannah J. Marriott, Ellen F. Liebig, Jos\u00e9 G. Martinez-Fonseca, David L. Bergman, Richard Chipman, Carol L. Chambers, and Antoinette Piaggio.<\/li>\n<li>2025 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Cocci Study Group, Phoenix AZ. Utilizing a metabarcoding approach to determine host relationships of Coccidioides presence in animal burrows. Authors: M.L. Ramsey*, D.E. Sanchez, D. Kollath, F.M. Walker, and B.M. Barker.<\/li>\n<li>2025 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Wildlife Society&#8217;s AZ-NM Joint Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM. 4 presentations: 1) Development of a qPCR assay for the detection of the endangered black-footed ferret. Authors: A.L. Riley*, D.E. Sanchez, B. Novak, M. Stops, K. Bly, and F.M. Walker; 2) Rabies virus prevalence and dispersal in the AZ-Mexico borderlands region prior to the arrival of the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus). Authors: K.C. Majzner*, C.M. Hepp, Z. Barrand, D. Erickson, and F.M. Walker; 3) Evaluating the merits of environmental DNA to assess pollinator biodiversity. Authors: E.F. Liebig*, D.E. Sanchez, S.J. Marriott, A.L. Riley, F.M. Walker, and C.E Aslan; 4) Detecting New Mexico meadow jumping mice through environmental DNA. Authors: M.P. Grandpre*, M. Voorhees, D.E. Sanchez, J.G. Martinez-Fonseca, S. Marriott, A.L. Riley, F.M. Walker, and C.L. Chambers.<\/li>\n<li>2024 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Ecological Society of Australia, Melbourne, AU. Community composition and variation in the northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) faecal microbiome. Authors: Colin J. Sobek*, Faith M. Walker, Jeremy Austin.<\/li>\n<li>2024 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 North American Society for Bat Research, Guadalajara, Mexico. Can Bats be Detected from Airborne eDNA on Passive Samplers? Authors: Faith M. Walker*, Daniel E. Sanchez, Savannah J. Marriott, Ellen F. Liebig, Jos\u00e9 G. Martinez-Fonseca, David L. Bergman, Richard Chipman, Carol L. Chambers, and Antoinette Piaggio.<\/li>\n<li>2024 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 North American Society for Bat Research, Guadalajara, Mexico. From river to rim: Nutritional quality in diets of reproductive female bats in Grand Canyon National Park. Authors: Sarah Ciarrachi*, Faith M. Walker, and Jeffrey Foster.<\/li>\n<li>2024 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Wildlife Society Conference, Baltimore, MD. Understanding the full-taxa diet of Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator) through fecal DNA metabarcoding. Authors: Salix Scoresby*, Faith M. Walker, and Seafha Ramos.<\/li>\n<li>2024 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Government eDNA Working Group Workshop, Columbus, OH. Detecting terrestrial wildlife via environmental DNA on various substrate types. Authors: Faith M. Walker*, Daniel E. Sanchez, Savannah Marriott, Anna Riley, Ellen Liebig, and Kiera Majzner.<\/li>\n<li>2024 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Australian Mammal Society, Victoria, Australia. BURROWING THROUGH TIME: USING MITOGENOMES TO CONTEXTUALISE THE POPULATION BOTTLENECK IN NORTHERN HAIRY-NOSED WOMBATS (LASIORHINUS KREFFTI). Authors: Colin Sobek*, Faith Walker, and Jeremy Austin.<\/li>\n<li>2024 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Western Bat Working Group Webinar. Non-invasive and environmental DNA applications for identifying bats. Author: Faith M. Walker.<\/li>\n<li>2024 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Arizona Biomedical Research Commission\u2019s Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ &#8211; Toward new methods to track rabies virus in Arizona: non-traditional sample types for rabies virus detection and a tiled amplicon assay for phylogeography. Authors: Walker, F.M.*, C.M. Hepp, B. Brock, M. Valentine, J.R. Upton, L. Van Pelt, L. Hastings, D. Bergman, and D.M. Engelthaler.<\/li>\n<li>2024 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Hood River, OR, USA. Understanding the full-taxa diet of Sierra Nevada red foxes through fecal metabarcoding. Authors: Salix Scoresby*, Faith M. Walker, Seafha Ramos.<\/li>\n<li>2024 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Wildlife Society&#8217;s AZ-NM Joint Annual Meeting, Flagstaff, AZ, USA \u2013 5 presentations: 1) Quantitative PCR for pathogen detection from wildlife feces. Author: Faith M. Walker*; 2) Testing passive airborne detecton of common vampire bat eDNA. Authors: Ellen F. Liebig*, Daniel E. Sanchez, Savannah J. Marriott, Jose G. Martinez-Fonseca, David L. Bergman, Carol L. Chambers, and Faith M. Walker; 3) Developing a qPCR assay for the detection of the Mexican long-tongued bat. Authors: Anna L. Riley*, Daniel E. Sanchez, Savannah J. Marriott, Kristen Lear, and Faith M. Walker; 4) Understanding ungulate diet using the Species from Feces DNA barcoding system. Authors: Kiera C. Majzner*, Daniel E. Sanchez, Trevor C. Weeks, and Faith M. Walker; 5) Detecting New Mexico meadow jumping mice through eDNA. Authors: Makayla P. Grandpre, Matthew Voorhees, Daniel E. Sanchez, Jose G. Martinez-Fonseca, Faith M. Walker, and Carol L. Chambers (Best Student Poster).<\/li>\n<li>2023 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Australian Mammal Society, Adelaide, South Australia. Faith Walker, Keynote address: Non-invasive and environmental DNA applications for elusive and endangered mammals.<\/li>\n<li>2023 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Wildlife Society&#8217;s AZ-NM Joint Annual Meeting, Farmington, NM, USA \u2013 3 presentations: 1) <u>Best Student Poster<\/u>:\u00a0<i>Detection of federally listed bat species under bridges through the use of fecal DNA<\/i>. Authors: E.L. Federman*, S. Dulc, H. Gates, C.L. Lausen, E. Low, C. Olson, D.E. Sanchez, M.D. Owens, C.L. Chambers, and F.M. Walker; 2)\u00a0<i>Detection of the Threatened Northern Mexican Gartersnake Through Fecal and eDNA<\/i>. Authors: M.D. Owens, E.L. Federman, D.E. Sanchez, M.Wicke, J. Black, R.A. Valencia, E. Nowak, and F.M. Walker; 3)\u00a0<i>Using environmental DNA to detect lesser long-nosed bats from agave flowers<\/i>. Authors: A.L. Riley, D.E. Sanchez, K. Lear, and F.M. Walker.<\/li>\n<li>2022 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Biennial Conference of Science and Management on the Colorado Plateau and Southwest Region, Flagstaff, AZ, USA \u2013 2 posters: 1) <i>Snake Snack: eDNA qPCR and DNA metabarcoding assays detect predation on and diet of threatened northern Mexican gartersnakes (<\/i>Thamnophis eques megalops<i>)<\/i>. Authors: Federman, E.L.*, D.E. Sanchez, M. Wicke, J. Black, R.A. Valencia, E. Nowak, and F.M. Walker; 2)\u00a0<i>Detection of federally listed bat species under bridges through the use of fecal DNA<\/i>. Authors: Owens, M.D.*, S. Dulc, H. Gates, C.L. Lausen, E. Low, C. Olson, D.E. Sanchez, C.L. Chambers, and F.M. Walker.<\/li>\n<li>2022 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 International Bat Research Conference\/North American Society for Bat Research, Austin, TX, USA \u2013 2 presentations: 1) <i>eDNA detection of\u00a0<\/i>Leptonycteris nivalis<i>\u00a0at flowering Agave using two sampling techniques<\/i>. Authors: Zeyzus, J.A.*, D.E. Sanchez, E.L. Federman, K.M. Lear, H.F. Sahli, and F.M. Walker; 2)\u00a0<i>Detection of listed bat species under bridges through the use of fecal DNA.<\/i>\u00a0Authors: Chambers, C.L.*, C. Lausen, C. Olson, M.D. Owens, D.E. Sanchez, and F.M. Walker.<\/li>\n<li>2022 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Arizona Biomedical Research Commission\u2019s Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ, USA &#8211; <i>Toward new methods to track rabies virus in Arizona: non-traditional sample types for rabies virus detection and a tiled amplicon assay for phylogeography.<\/i>\u00a0Authors: Walker, F.M.*, C.M. Hepp, B. Brock, M. Valentine, J.R. Upton, L. Van Pelt, L. Hastings, D. Bergman, and D.M. Engelthaler.<\/li>\n<li>2022 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Wildlife Society&#8217;s AZ-NM Joint Annual Meeting, virtual &#8211; <i>Snake Snack at Arizona\u2019s Lake Roosevelt: eDNA qPCR and DNA metabarcoding assays to detect predation on and diet of threatened northern Mexican gartersnakes<\/i>\u00a0(<i>Thamnophis eques megalops)<\/i>\u00a0<i>.\u00a0<\/i>Authors: Emma L. Federman*, Daniel E. Sanchez, Marc Wicke, Jonathan Black, Ruth A. Valencia, Erika Nowak, and Faith M. Walker.<\/li>\n<li>2022 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Northeastern Bat Working Group Annual Meeting, virtual &#8211; <i>Development of an eDNA sampling protocol to detect bat presence<\/i>. Authors: Julie A. Zeyzus*, Daniel E. Sanchez, Emma L. Federman, Kristen M. Lear, Heather F. Sahli, and Faith M. Walker.<\/li>\n<li>2021 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Wildlife Society&#8217;s AZ-NM Joint Annual Meeting, virtual &#8211; 2 posters: 1) The Rabie-C\u2019s: Testing the capabilities of a molecular assay for non-invasive rabies virus surveillance. Jordyn Upton*, Crystal M. Hepp, and Faith M. Walker; 2) A Tail of Two Cities: Using microsatellite DNA to study gene flow in post-dam populations of common-side blotched lizards (<em>Uta stansburiana<\/em>). Jacque Lyman*, Tessa Corsetti, Jordyn Upton, Carol L. Chambers, and Faith M. Walker.<\/li>\n<li>2020 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Wildlife Society&#8217;s AZ-NM Joint Annual Meeting, Prescott, AZ, USA &#8211; Detecting New Mexico meadow jumping mice using environmental DNA. Authors: S.N. Hershauer*, J.A. Lyman, D.E. Sanchez, C.J. Sobek, C.L. Chambers, and F.M. Walker. (Samantha, an undergraduate, won best student poster).<\/li>\n<li>2019 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 8th International Barcode of Life Conference, Trondheim, Norway, upcoming &#8211; 2 papers: 1) Menu \u00e0 la MinION: Real-time DNA sequencing for diet of large African mammals. Authors: Faith M. Walker, Daniel E. Sanchez, and Crystal M. Hepp; 2) Salad within: a genetic survey of diet of the endangered New Mexico jumping mouse (Zapus luteus luteus); Authors: Daniel E. Sanchez, Austin Dikeman, Faith M. Walker, Viacheslav Y. Fofanov, and Carol L. Chambers.<\/li>\n<li>2019 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Wildlife Society&#8217;s AZ-NM Joint Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA &#8211; 2 papers: 1) Finding Gold in the Old: Projects of NAU\u2019s Ancient DNA Lab. Authors: Samantha N. Hershauer*, Colin J. Sobek, Carol L. Chambers, and F. M. Walker; 2) Environmental DNA for ecological monitoring. Authors: Jacque Lyman*, Daniel E. Sanchez, Colin J. Sobek, Carol C. Chambers, Paul Keim, Abe Springer, Gregory Caporaso, and Faith M. Walker.<\/li>\n<li>2018 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 20th Anniversary Wombat Conference, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia \u2013 4 papers: 1) <em>Revisiting wombat hair: molecularly tracking a burrowing marsupial through time<\/em>. Authors: Upton J.R., F.M. Walker, C.J. Sobek, D. Taggart, and M. Gaughwin; 2) <em>Square salads: Exploring the diet of the southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) via metabarcoding<\/em>. Authors: C.J. Sobek* and F.M. Walker; 3) <em>No place like home or home away: The use of warrens by southern hairy-nosed wombats in 1975-1977 and 2000-2002<\/em>. Authors: M. Gaughwin*, F. Walker, G. Finlayson, and D. Taggart; 4) <em>The sex-ratio of pouch-young and adult hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons and L. krefftii)<\/em>. Authors: M. Gaughwin*, A. Horsup, C. Dickman, R. Wells, F. Walker, and D. Taggart.<\/li>\n<li>2018 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Arizona Native Plant Society, Tucson AZ, USA &#8211; <em>Decoding diversity: Using genetics to identify native flora in Arizona<\/em>. Authors: J. Lyman*, D. Sanchez, G. Billings, F.M. Walker, and C.L. Chambers.<\/li>\n<li>2018 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Wildlife Society&#8217;s AZ-NM Joint Annual Meeting, Flagstaff, AZ, USA &#8211; 6 papers: <em>Species From Feces (SFF) goes diet<\/em>. Authors: C.L. Chambers* and F.M. Walker; <em>Updates from the Bat Cave: The Next Generation of Investigations<\/em>. Authors: C.J. Sobek*, F.M. Walker, and C.L. Chambers; <em>Fast food: Serving up the diet of the spotted bat by barcoding DNA in feces<\/em>. Authors: S.N. Hershauer*, F.M. Walker, C. Lausen, and C.L. Chambers; <em>The salad within: Herbivorous diet of the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse<\/em>. Authors: D.E. Sanchez*, A.L. Dikeman, F.M. Walker, V. Horncastle, and C.L. Chambers; <em>Tracking Escherichia coli infections of the endangered New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus)<\/em>. Authors: A.L. Dikeman*, D.E. Sanchez, V. Fofanov, F.M. Walker, and C.L. Chambers; <em>My nest is best: Analyzing nest composition of the endangered New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus)<\/em>. Authors: J. Lyman*, D.L. Dikeman, D.E. Sanchez, F.M. Walker, and C.L. Chambers.<\/li>\n<li>2017 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 North American Society for Bat Research, Knoxville, TN, USA &#8211; <em>Species from Feces goes diet: Nicaraguan bats reveal all.<\/em> Authors: C.L. Chambers*, D. O\u2019Rourke, J.T. Foster, J.G. Martinez-Fonseca, A. Medina-Fitoria, M. Chavez-Velasquez, and F.M. Walker.<\/li>\n<li>2017 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Wildlife Society\u2019s 24th Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, USA \u2013 2 papers: <em>Salad Within: Genetically Identifying Diet of an Endangered Species. <\/em>Authors: D.E. Sanchez*, A. Dikeman, F.M. Walker, V. Horncastle, and C.L. Chambers; <em>Tracking Escherichia coli infections of the endangered New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus)<\/em>. Authors: A. Dikeman*, D.E. Sanchez, V.Y. Fofanov, F.M. Walker, and C.L. Chambers.<\/li>\n<li>2017 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Biennial Conference of Science &amp; Management on the Colorado Plateau and Southwest Region, Flagstaff, AZ, USA (Session Chair) \u2013 6 papers: <em>A fecal sequel: Limits of detection of a genetic assay for species identification from guano<\/em>. Authors: F.M. Walker*, V.Y. Fofanov, A. Tobin, C. Sobek, D.E. Sanchez, and C.L. Chambers; NAU\u2019s Ancient DNA Lab: <em>Successes with paleogenetics and environmental DNA<\/em>. Authors: C.J. Sobek*, F.M. Walker, and C.L. Chambers; <em>Genetic identification of bat diet in Nicaragua.<\/em> Authors: C.L. Chambers*, D. O\u2019Rourke, J.T. Foster, J.G. Martinez-Fonseca, A. Medina-Fitoria, M. Chavez-Velasquez, and F.M. Walker; <em>The role of bats in driving the biodiversity of shallow subterranean habitats (abandoned mines) of the Colorado Plateau<\/em>. Authors: V.Y. Fofanov*, F.M. Walker, D.E. Sanchez, C.J. Sobek, and C.L. Chambers;<em> Salad Within: Genetically Identifying Diet of an Endangered Species<\/em>. Authors: D.E. Sanchez*, A. Dikeman, F.M. Walker, V. Horncastle, and C.L. Chambers; <em>Tracking Escherichia coli infections of the endangered New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus)<\/em>. Authors: A. Dikeman*, D.E. Sanchez, V.Y. Fofanov, F.M. Walker, and C.L. Chambers.<\/li>\n<li>2017 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Microbiome Bioinformatics with QIIME 2 Workshop, Las Vegas, NV, USA \u2013 2 papers: <em>Effects of exposure on bat guano microbiome<\/em>. Authors: T.N. Furstenau, N.S. Pagel, D. Sanchez, C. Chambers, F.M. Walker, and V.Y. Fofanov; <em>Preemptive establishment of baseline bat microbiome<\/em>. Authors: N.S. Pagel, A. Tobin, D. Sanchez, C. Sobek, T.N. Furstenau, F.M. Walker, C. Chambers, and V.Y. Fofanov.<\/li>\n<li>2017\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Wildlife Society&#8217;s AZ-NM Joint Annual Meeting, Farmington, NM, USA &#8211; 3 papers: <em>A fecal sequel: Putting a DNA mini-barcode assay to the tests of time and dilution<\/em>. Authors: F.M. Walker*, V.Y. Fofanov, A. Tobin, C. Sobek, D.E. Sanchez, and C.L. Chambers; <em>Identifying bats via environmental DNA in water<\/em>. Authors: C. Sobek*, F.M. Walker, and C.L. Chambers; <em>Varied herbaceous diet of the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse revealed by DNA metabarcoding<\/em>. D.E. Sanchez*, A.L. Dikeman, F.M. Walker, V. Horncastle, C.L. Chambers; <em>ITS2 good to be true: an optimal metabarcoding approach for diet analysis of endangered herbivores.<\/em> Authors: A.L. Dikeman, D.E. Sanchez, F.M. Walker, and C.L. Chambers.<\/li>\n<li>2017 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Western Bat Working Group, Fort Collins, CO, USA &#8211; <em>How rare? Limits of detection of a genetic assay for species identification from guano<\/em>. Authors: F.M. Walker, V.Y. Fofanov, A. Tobin, C.J. Sobek, D.E. Sanchez*, and C.L. Chambers.<\/li>\n<li>2016 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Wildlife Society\u2019s 23<sup>rd<\/sup> Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC, USA: <em>Reducing risks while maintaining a working landscape: Livestock grazing in endangered mouse habitat<\/em>. Authors: C.L. Chambers*, V.Y. Fofanov, V. Horncastle, J. Springer, S. Tuttle, and F.M. Walker.<\/li>\n<li>2016 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 North American Society for Bat Research, San Antonio, TX, USA \u2013 3 papers: <em>How rare? Limits of detection of a genetic assay for species identification from guano<\/em>. Authors: F.M. Walker*, V.Y. Fofanov, A. Tobin, C.J. Sobek, D.E. Sanchez, and C.L. Chambers; <em>Identifying bats via eDNA in <\/em><em>water<\/em>. Authors: C.J. Sobek*, F.M. Walker, and C.L. Chambers; <em>Once upon a time in Mexico: prehistoric habitat suitability of the spotted bat<\/em>. Authors: D.E. Sanchez*, F.M. Walker, and C.L. Chambers.<\/li>\n<li>2016 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 International Bat Research Conference, Durban, South Africa (Developed Conservation Genetics session and served as Session Chair) \u2013 2 papers: <em>Gobs of guano: upping the ante for bat species identification from feces<\/em>. Authors: Walker, F.M.*, V. Fofanov, A. Tobin, C.J. Sobek, D.E. Sanchez, &amp; C.L. Chambers; <em>DNA tales of scooping poop and swabbing mobs: Application of genomics to better understand bats<\/em>. Authors: C.L. Chambers*, F.M. Walker, and V.Y. Fofanov.<\/li>\n<li>2016\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Wildlife Society Joint Annual Meeting, Flagstaff, AZ, USA \u2013 4 papers: <em>Beyond the bat \u2013 bats as drivers of bacterial biodiversity in abandoned mines of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah<\/em>. Authors: V. Fofanov*, C.M. Hepp<sub>,<\/sub> F.M. Walker, C.J. Sobek, D.E. Sanchez, and C.L. Chambers; <em>The diverse world of the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse<\/em>. Authors: C.L. Chambers*, J. Springer, K. Phillips, V. Horncastle, F.M. Walker, J. Frey, and V. Fofanov. <em>From Mexico to Canada: prehistoric habitat suitability of the spotted bat<\/em>. Authors: D.E. Sanchez*, F.M. Walker, and C.L. Chambers. <em>Bat species identification from guano<\/em>. Authors: F.M. Walker, C.J. Sobek*, D.E. Sanchez, and C.L. Chambers.<\/li>\n<li>2015\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 North American Society for Bat Research Annual Symposium, Monterrey, CA, USA: <em>Species from Feces: Reliably identifying global bat species with a DNA mini-barcode assay<\/em>. Authors:\u00a0Walker*, F.M., C. Williamson, C.J. Sobek, D.E. Sanchez, &amp; C.L. Chambers.<\/li>\n<li>2015\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 6th International Barcode of Life Conference, Guelph, Canada &#8211; 2 papers:\u00a0<em>Species from Feces: Reliably identifying global bat species with a DNA mini-barcode assay<\/em>. Authors:\u00a0Walker, F.M., C. Williamson, C.J. Sobek*, D.E. Sanchez, &amp; C.L. Chambers; <em>Bats as drivers of bacterial biodiversity across multiple trophic levels of subterranean biomes<\/em>. Authors: Fofanov, V.Y.*, C.M. Hepp, D.E. Sanchez, C.J. Sobek, C.L. Chambers, and F.M. Walker.<\/li>\n<li>2015\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Biennial Conference of Science &amp; Management on the Colorado Plateau, Flagstaff, AZ, USA \u2013\u00a03 papers:\u00a0<em>Species from Feces: A tool for genetically identifying bats globally<\/em>. Authors:\u00a0Walker, F.M.*, C. Williamson, C.J. Sobek, D.E. Sanchez, &amp; C.L. Chambers;\u00a0<em>Two thousand years on the Colorado Plateau: Spotted bat genetic diversity revealed by contemporary, historical, and ancient DNA<\/em>. Authors:\u00a0Walker, F.M., C.J. Sobek, D.E. Sanchez, R.C. Fleischer, M. Campana, J.T. Foster, and C.L. Chambers*;\u00a0<em>Bats as drivers of bacterial biodiversity across multiple trophic levels of subterranean biomes<\/em>. Authors: Fofanov*, V, C.M. Hepp, D.E. Sanchez, C.J. Sobek, C.L. Chambers, and F.M. Walker.<\/li>\n<li>2015\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 American Society of Microbiology, Regional Meeting, Flagstaff, AZ &#8211; Paper,\u00a0<em>Bats drive microbial communities in subterranean habitats<\/em>. Authors: V. Fofanov, C.M. Hepp, D.E. Sanchez*, C.J. Sobek, C.L. Chambers, &amp; F.M. Walker. Poster,\u00a0<em>Identification and classification of\u00a0<\/em>Brucella\u00a0<em>species causing human disease in Turkey.<\/em>\u00a0 Authors: Bayer, B., F.M. Walker, J.T. Foster, Y.\u00a0\u00d6zs\u00fcrekci, S.\u00a0Kili\u00e7, P. Keim, &amp; D. Wagner.<\/li>\n<li>2015 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 North American Joint Bat Working Group, Saint Louis, MO &#8211; Paper, <em>Species from Feces: A tool to genetically identify bats<\/em>.\u00a0 Authors:\u00a0Walker, F.M.*, C. Williamson, D. Sanchez, C. Sobek, &amp; C.L. Chambers.<\/li>\n<li>2015 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Wildlife Society Joint Annual Meeting, Las Cruces, NM \u2013 2 papers:\u00a0<em>Species from Feces: A tool to genetically identify bats<\/em>. Authors:\u00a0Walker, F.M.*, C. Williamson, C. Sobek, D. Sanchez, &amp; C.L. Chambers; <em>A DNA sequencing approach for characterizing microbial and bat species composition in mines from guano<\/em>. Authors: V. Fofanov,\u00a0F. M. Walker, D.\u00a0Sanchez*, C. Sobek, &amp; C.L. Chambers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Conference Posters for Download<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>\u00a0<a title=\"Predicting habitat use by bats to protect them and inform wind energy development\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Clarissa-Starbuck-TWSNASBR-poster-2016-ek.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Predicting habitat use by bats to protect them and inform wind energy development<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<a title=\"How Rare?Limits of Detection of a Genetic Assay for Species Identification from Guano\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Walker_HowRare_Poster2016-ek.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Rare? Limits of Detection of a Genetic Assay for Species Identification from Guano<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IdentifyingBats via Environmental DNA in Water\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Sobek_eDNA_Poster2016-ek.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Identifying Bats via Environmental DNA in Water<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Absence ofGenetic Relatedness within Maternity Colonies of Big Brown Bats in Flagstaff:Implications for Rabies Transmission\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Platts_EPFU_Poster2014-ek.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Absence of Genetic Relatedness within Maternity Colonies of Big Brown Bats in Flagstaff: Implications for Rabies Transmission<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Spottedbat (Euderma maculatum)microsatellite marker discovery using Illumina paired-end genomic sequencing\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/Walker_Eudermausats_Poster2014-ek.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Spotted bat <\/em>(Euderma maculatum)<em> microsatellite marker discovery using Illumina paired-end genomic sequencing<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Outreach page<\/h2>\n<div><a title=\"\/CEFNS\/Forestry\/Research\/Bats\/Media---Outreach\/\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/bat-ecology-genetics\/media-outreach\/\">bat-ecology-genetics\/media-outreach\/<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!--script class=\"ektron-script\"&gt; if ($(\".catalog_script_placeholder\")[0]) { var scriptsLoaded = 0; $.getScript( \"\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Catalog\/resources\/js\/jquery.catalogFrames.js\").done(function() { $.getScript( \"\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Catalog\/resources\/js\/easyXDM.min.js\").done(function() { var placeholder = $(\".catalog_script_placeholder\"); var divId = placeholder.attr('divId'); var Program = placeholder.attr('Program'); var catalogFrameDisplayData = {}; catalogFrameDisplayData[placeholder.attr('DisplayType')] = true; var catalogFrameData = {}; catalogFrameData[\"display\"] = catalogFrameDisplayData; catalogFrameData[\"url\"] = \"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\"; catalogFrameData[\"plan\"] = Program; $(function setupCatalogWidget() { $(\"#\" + divId).catalogFrames(catalogFrameData); console.log(catalogFrameData); }); }); }); } &lt;\/script--><!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><!-- shortcode-block -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-block\">\n      <div class=\"block-header\">\n        <h3>Photos of our Team at Work<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"block-body\">\n      <div><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/begl_nau\/albums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/08\/flickr-ek.png\" alt=\"Photos of our Team at Work\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Products Recent Publications (2016-present) Riley, A. 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