Defining specificity in DNA detection of wildlife: Response to Gonçalves et al. "the risks of using "species-specific" PCR assays in wildlife research: the case of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) identification in Tasmania"

Affiliations

• ¹ Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia. Electronic address: stephen.sarre@canberra.edu.au.
• ² Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia. Electronic address: anna.macdonald@canberra.edu.au.
• ³ CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, PMB 5, Floreat, Western Australia, Australia. Electronic address: oliver.berry@csiro.au.
• ⁴ Department of Primary Industry Parks Water and the Environment, Tasmania, Australia. Electronic address: Candida.Barclay@dpipwe.tas.gov.au.
• ⁵ Department of Primary Industries, Biosecurity NSW, Orange, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: glen.saunders@dpi.nsw.gov.au.
• ⁶ Arthur Rylah Institute, Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: David.Ramsey@depi.vic.gov.au.