To the Editor—We introduce a webenabled mass spectrometry (MS) search engine, named
Mass Spectrometry Search Tool (MASST; https://masst. ucsd. edu). By enabling searches of …

The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys to monitor terrestrial species has been
relatively limited, with successful implementations still confined to sampling DNA from natural or …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) analyses have become invaluable for detecting and monitoring
aquatic and terrestrial species and assessing site biodiversity within aquatic environments …

Reptiles are increasingly of conservation concern due to their susceptibility to habitat loss,
emerging disease, and harvest in the wildlife trade. However, reptile populations are often …

Fungus-growing ants depend on a fungal mutualist that can fall prey to fungal pathogens.
This mutualist is cultivated by these ants in structures called fungus gardens. Ants exhibit …

Correspondence We introduce a web-enabled small-molecule mass spectrometry (MS)
search engine. To date, no tool can query all the public small-molecule tandem MS data in …

Buprestids are an emerging threat to broadleaf forests across the world. Bronze birch borer (Agrilus
anxius, BBB) poses a serious threat to European birch species if the insect were to …

Many ant species grow fungus gardens that predigest food as an essential step of the ants’
nutrient uptake. These symbiotic fungus gardens have long been studied and feature a …

… OF THE DISSERTATION Using eDNA to bridge the gap between species presence and
detection: implications for conservation and invasive species management By Kathleen E. Kyle …

Most animals digest their food within their own bodies, but some do not. Many species of ants
grow fungus gardens that pre-digest food as an essential step of the ants’ nutrient uptake. …