{"id":54,"date":"2018-08-19T01:42:10","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T08:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/bat-ecology-genetics\/our-work\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T20:49:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T20:49:14","slug":"our-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/bat-ecology-genetics\/our-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Our key initiatives<\/b><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have six foci, which are often interrelated and overlapping (project titles are italicized). Please see our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/bat-ecology-genetics\/products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Products<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">page for publications.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-329 size-landscape-image-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/02\/31375070291_b570e25055_o-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/02\/31375070291_b570e25055_o-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/02\/31375070291_b570e25055_o-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/02\/31375070291_b570e25055_o-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><b>1. Develo<\/b><b>ping new tools<\/b><b>\u00a0for studying wildlife<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/bat-ecology-genetics\/sff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Species from Feces<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A tool for genetically identifying species and their diet from feces<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DNA sequencing and analysis in remote field locations for real-time answers<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track plating to detect endangered species with unique footprints<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environmental DNA from water, soil, and flowers to identify target taxa<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flexible and scalable unmanned aerial systems for field-based scientific research<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>2. Environmental DNA<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environmental DNA short fragment qPCR assay to detect New Mexico jumping mouse (<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zapus hudsonius luteus<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) DNA on streamside vegetation\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environmental DNA metabarcoding assay to detect bats from water sources<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environmental DNA metabarcoding assay for determining aquifer flow in the Grand Canyon<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environmental DNA metabarcoding and qPCR assays for detecting the Mexican long-nosed bat (<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leptonycteris nivalis<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) from flowers<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>3. Emerging diseases and zoonotics<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) detection in wildlife<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assessment of non-traditional sample types for rabies surveillance<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rabies in an urban interface<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assessment of risk of caves and mines to White-Nose Syndrome in US national parks<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transmission dynamics of viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens in bats<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracking Escherichia coli infections of the endangered New Mexico meadow jumping mouse <\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>4. Natural and human perturbations (fire, wind energy, mining) that impact bats<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bats in Burns: Response of Chiroptera to wildfire in high elevation forests<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bat responses to different gate structures at mines<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bat use of uranium mines<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bat assemblages in Arizona\u2019s potential wind energy areas<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>5. Focal species for conservation<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Mexico meadow jumping mouse: Habitat modeling and metagenomic diet analysis\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) population genetics across time and space<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diet of Nicaraguan bats<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Southern hairy-nosed wombat longevity and space use over 20 years<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>6. <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/pmi\/pathogen-microbiome-institute\/ancient-dna-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><\/b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Ancient DNA<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sequencing and analysis of historical human DNA<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sequencing DNA of spotted bat mummies<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microbial communities in mammoth, ground sloth, and ancient bison dung<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Valley Fever in 8,500-year-old bison from Nebraska<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using DNA from lake sediment and permafrost to identify ancient and historic fauna and flora<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-355 size-landscape-image-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/02\/Field_JMartinez-Fonesca_2020-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/02\/Field_JMartinez-Fonesca_2020-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/02\/Field_JMartinez-Fonesca_2020-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/02\/Field_JMartinez-Fonesca_2020-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photos \u00a9 Dawn Kish and\u00a0Jos\u00e9 G. Mart\u00ednez-Fonseca<\/h6>\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<div id=\"mouseposition-extension-element-full-container\" style=\"position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;\">\n<div id=\"mouseposition-extension-element-rect-display\" style=\"display: none; position: absolute; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); outline: black solid 1px; font-size: 12px; z-index: 2147483647; justify-content: center; align-items: center; user-select: none; cursor: default; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; width: 0px; height: 0px;\">\n<pre style=\"flex: 1 1 0%; text-align: center; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #000000; min-width: 42px; min-height: 12px; transition: all 1s ease 0s;\"><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<pre id=\"mouseposition-extension-element-coordinate-display\" style=\"position: absolute; display: none; background: #ffffff; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px; border-radius: 3px; border-width: 1px; border-color: #222222 black #333333; border-style: solid; padding: 3px; z-index: 2147483647; color: #222222; user-select: none; cursor: default; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our key initiatives We have six foci, which are often interrelated and overlapping (project titles are italicized). Please see our Products page for publications. 1. Developing new tools\u00a0for studying wildlife Species from Feces: A tool for genetically identifying species and their diet from feces DNA sequencing and analysis in remote field locations for real-time answers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/bat-ecology-genetics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/bat-ecology-genetics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/bat-ecology-genetics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/bat-ecology-genetics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/bat-ecology-genetics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/bat-ecology-genetics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":469,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/bat-ecology-genetics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/bat-ecology-genetics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}