Bachelor thesis "Assessing beetles with eDNA"
Saproxylic beetles belong to a very diverse and sensitive group of insects and are indicators for the intensity of forest management. We would like to test whether a simple cotton swab sample from the exit borehole would yield enough DNA to identify the beetle inhabiting it.
Possible research question:
Are cotton swab samples a good alternative to other sampling strategies?
Main tasks
- Method development
- Fieldwork
- Lab work (extraction of DNA)
- Statistical analysis
- Writing of thesis
Requirements
Proactive, independent, interested, and motivated.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Nathalie Winiger (Project B4).