2025
Iacaruso, N. J., Reves, O. P., Merkelz, S. J., Waldrep, C. L., & Davis, M. A. (2025). A systematic review evaluating the performance of eDNA methods relative to conventional methods for biodiversity monitoring. Ecography, e07952. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecog.07952
Butler, S. E., Iacaruso, N. J., Davis, M. A., Woiak, Z., & Parkos III, J. J. (2025). Assessing the efficacy of a quantitative PCR screening procedure for detecting and quantifying the magnitude of invasive carp reproductive events. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, vqaf066. https://doi.org/10.1093/najfmt/vqaf066
2024
Iacaruso, N., Kopsco, H., Gronemeyer, P., Merkelz, S., Smith, R., & Davis, M. (2024) Design and partial validation of novel eDNA qPCR assays for three common North American tick (Arachnida: Ixodida) species. Environmental DNA. 6(2), e537. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.537
Hartman, J., Davis, M., Iacaruso, N., Tiemann, J., & Larson, E. (2024) Stable isotopes and diet metabarcoding reveal trophic overlap between native and invasive Banded Killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) subspecies. Environ Biol Fish. 107, 997–1015 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-024-01587-2
In Review
Iacaruso, N., Myers, J., Seider, M., & Davis, M. Environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring fish biodiversity in remote lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management
Corush, J., Bondi, J., Mattfolk, B., Iacaruso, N., Davis, M., & Tiemann, J. Genetic variation in an invasive clam (Form B: Corbicula largillierti) across a longitudinal stream gradient in Illinois, USA. Freshwater Mollusk Conservation and Biology
In Prep
Iacaruso, N., Myers, J., Seider, M., Ross, J., & Davis, M. Incorporating environmental DNA into an aquatic invasive species early detection program.