Taylor Wilcox, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Katherine Zarn, Gretchen H. Roffler, Marty Kardos, Jeffrey M. Good, Daniel Vanderpool, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Schwartz. 2025. Genomic analysis reveals inbreeding in an island population of Alexander Archipelago wolves
• Jennifer Helm, Taylor Wilcox, John Kronenberger, Joanna Elmore, Michael Sleeting, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2025. Big data on a little chip: New eDNA tools save time and money on invasive species detection and monitoring
• John Kronenberger, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Schwartz. 2025. SmartScreen-AIS: A high-throughput qPCR chip for nationwide surveillance of aquatic invasive species
• Matthew C. Yates, Taylor Wilcox, Shannon Kay, Pedro Peres-Neto, Daniel D. Heath. 2025. A framework to unify the relationship between numerical abundance, biomass, and environmental DNA
• Leah R. N. Samuels, Taylor Wilcox, Michelle Hoffman, Michele Elmore, Robert Aldredge, Benjamin S. Stegenga, James E. Bogan, Mark A. Davis, Stephanie Hertz, Michael K. Schwartz, Houston C. Chandler. 2025. Comparison of camera traps, eDNA, and visual encounter surveys for threatened species detection
• Leah R. N. Samuels, Houston C. Chandler, Michelle Hoffman, John Kronenberger, Michele Elmore, Robert Aldredge, Benjamin S. Stegenga, James E. Bogan, Mark A. Davis, Stephanie Hertz, Michael K. Schwartz, Taylor Wilcox. 2025. Persistence of reptile DNA in a terrestrial substrate: A case study using the eastern indigo snake
• Ross Salerno, Remi Murdoch, Joanna Elmore, Taylor Wilcox, Jens Hegg, Catherine S. Austin, Michael LeMoine, Jade Luckhurst, Alexandra Fraik, Molly Carney. 2024. Integrating Sr isotopes, microchemistry, and genetics to reconstruct Salmonidae species and life history
• Michael F. Sleeting, Taylor Wilcox, Daniel Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. From jaguars to pathogens: Simultaneous genetic detection of diverse taxa across biodiversity hotspots in the U.S.
• Joanna Elmore, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Young, Steve Kopp, Kellie Carim, Daniel Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. The riverscape on a chip: High-throughput qPCR enables basin-wide fishery assessments
• John Kronenberger, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Young, Daniel Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. Large-scale validation of 46 invasive species assays using an enhanced in silico framework
• Daniel Vanderpool, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Young, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. Simultaneous species detection and discovery with environmental DNA metabarcoding: A freshwater mollusk case study
• Taylor Wilcox, John Kronenberger, Michael K. Young, Daniel Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. The unknown unknown: A framework for assessing environmental DNA assay specificity against unsampled taxa
• Joanna Elmore, Taylor Wilcox, Alex E. Dutcher, Yuki Reiss, Michael K. Schwartz. 2023. An inside “beak”: Molecular analysis of swab samples reveals the seabird diet of invasive Barn Owls in Hawai’i
• Gavin M. Jones, Joshua F. Goldberg, Taylor Wilcox, Lauren B. Buckley, Catherine L. Parr, Ethan B. Linck, Emily D. Fountain, Michael K. Schwartz. 2023. Fire-adapted traits in animals
• Anna M. Mangan, John Kronenberger, Ian H. Plummer, Taylor Wilcox, Antoinette J. Piaggio. 2023. Validation of a nutria (Myocastor coypus) environmental DNA assay highlights considerations for sampling methodology
• Gavin M. Jones, Joshua F. Goldberg, Taylor Wilcox, Lauren B. Buckley, Catherine L. Parr, Ethan B. Linck, Emily D. Fountain, Michael K. Schwartz. 2023. Fire-driven animal evolution in the Pyrocene
• Kristine L. Pilgrim, Rebecca E. Green, Kathryn L. Purcell, Taylor Wilcox, Eric L. McGregor, Larissa E. Gleason, Samuel K. Wasser, Michael K. Schwartz. 2023. Shifts in fisher (Pekania pennanti) diet in response to climate-induced tree mortality in California assessed with DNA metabarcoding
• Matthew C. Yates, Taylor Wilcox, M. Y. Stoeckle, Daniel D. Heath. 2022. Interspecific allometric scaling in eDNA production among northwestern Atlantic bony fishes reflects physiological allometric scaling
• Charles B. van Rees, Brian K. Hand, Sean C. Carter, Chuck Bargeron, Timothy J. Cline, Wesley Daniel, Jason A. Ferrante, Keith Gaddis, Margaret E. Hunter, Catherine S. Jarnevich, Melodie A. McGeoch, Jeffrey T. Morisette, Matthew E. Neilson, Helen E. Roy, Mary Ann Rozance, Adam Sepulveda, Rebekah D. Wallace, Diane Whited, Taylor Wilcox, John S. Kimball, Gordon Luikart. 2022. A framework to integrate innovations in invasion science for proactive management
• Jeffrey T. Morisette, Stas Burgiel, Thomas W. Franklin, Taylor Wilcox. 2022. Shedding light on shedded cells: Using eDNA sampling for surveillance of invasive species
• John Kronenberger, Taylor Wilcox, Daniel Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2022. eDNAssay: A machine learning tool that accurately predicts qPCR cross‐amplification
• Taylor Wilcox, Mads Reinholdt Jensen. 2022. Drawing a line in the sand: Environmental DNA population genomics
• Matthew C. Yates, Taylor Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz, Alison M. Derry. 2021. Allometric scaling of eDNA production in stream‐dwelling brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) inferred from population size structure
• Taylor Wilcox, Anthony Caragiulo, Joseph Dysthe, Thomas W. Franklin, Daniel Mason, Kevin S. McKelvey, Katherine Zarn, Michael K. Schwartz. 2021. Detection of jaguar (Panthera onca) from genetic material in drinking water
• Jeffrey T. Morisette, Stanley Burgiel, Kelsey Brantley, Wesley Daniel, John Darling, Jeanette Davis, Thomas W. Franklin, Keith Gaddis, Margaret Hunter, Richard Lance, Tracy Leskey, Yale Passamaneck, Antoinette Piaggio, Brian Rector, Adam Sepulveda, Melissa Smith, Carol Stepien, Taylor Wilcox. 2021. Strategic considerations for invasive species managers in the utilization of environmental DNA (eDNA): Steps for incorporating this powerful surveillance tool
• Jamie S. Sanderlin, Jessie Golding, Taylor Wilcox, Daniel Mason, Kevin S. McKelvey, Dean E. Pearson, Michael K. Schwartz. 2021. Occupancy modeling and resampling overcomes low test sensitivity to produce accurate SARS-CoV-2 prevalence estimates
• Sue Miller, Kellie Carim, Michael K. Schwartz, Scott Spaulding, Taylor Wilcox. 2020. Black and white and shed all over: How eDNA analysis can help to answer your species questions
• Taylor Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Cory L. Engkjer, Richard F. Lance, Andrew Lahr, Lisa A. Eby, Michael K. Schwartz. 2020. Parallel, targeted analysis of environmental samples via high-throughput quantitative PCR
• Taylor Wilcox, Kellie Carim, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. The importance of sound methodology in environmental DNA sampling
• Kellie Carim, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. A protocol for collecting environmental DNA samples from streams

Data and Tools

• Tool
  

  Aquatic eDNAtlas Project: eDNA field sampling grid for the Western U.S.

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/products/dataandtools/aquatic-ednatlas-project-edna-field-sampling-grid-western-us
• Tool
  

  Aquatic eDNAtlas Project: Lab results map

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/products/dataandtools/aquatic-ednatlas-project-lab-results-map
• Tool
  

  Range-wide bull trout eDNA Project map

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/products/dataandtools/range-wide-bull-trout-edna-project-map

• Project
  

  Aquatic eDNAtlas

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/projects/ednatlas
  Station

  Rocky Mountain Research Station
• Program
  

  Wildlife Ecology

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/programs/wildlife-ecology
  Station

  Rocky Mountain Research Station
• Center or Group
  

  National Genomics Center for Wildlife and Fish Conservation

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/centers/ngc
  Station

  Rocky Mountain Research Station
• Project
  

  Aquatic invasive species in highly disturbed riverscapes: monitoring, prediction, prevention, and eradication

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/projects/bil-aquatic-invasive-species-highly-disturbed-riverscapes
  Station

  Rocky Mountain Research Station
• Project
  

  Bull Trout eDNA

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/projects/bull-trout-edna
  Station

  Rocky Mountain Research Station

Articles

• Article
  

  A new tool facilitates nationwide environmental DNA surveys

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/articles/new-tool-facilitates-nationwide-environmental-dna-surveys

Multimedia

• Video

  A protocol for collecting environmental DNA samples from streams

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/products/multimedia/videos/protocol-collecting-environmental-dna-samples-streams
• Webinars

  SCIENCEx Genetics: Wildlife and Fish

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/products/multimedia/webinars/sciencex-genetics-wildlife-and-fish

• University of Montana, Ph.D. Fish and Wildlife Biology, Wildlife ecology and genetics, 2018
• University of Montana, B.S. Wildlife Biology, Fish and wildlife ecology, 2012