Stephen F. Spear

United States Geological Survey — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Genetic diversity and population structure(25), Amphibian and Reptile Biology(22), Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies(22), Species Distribution and Climate Change(18), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(17)

Publications75 total

Code to analyze data from the Development and validation of an eDNA assay for detection of the endangered Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini) paper
USGS DOI Tool Production Environment·2026Open Access
Data supporting "Detecting bumble bees in the wild using environmental DNA: development and validation of a qPCR assay for the endangered Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini)"
USGS DOI Tool Production Environment·2026Open Access
Placing environmental DNA monitoring for new detections into perspective: Fishes in the Milwaukee River, Wisconsin
Journal of Wildlife Management·2025
A 21st Century butterfly net: using eDNA to detect the imperiled Dakota skipper
Global Ecology and Conservation·2025Open Access
Evaluation of Rapid <scp>DNA</scp> Extraction Methods to Better Enable Point‐of‐Use Environmental <scp>DNA</scp> Detection
Environmental DNA·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
The MIEM guidelines: Minimum information for reporting of environmental metabarcoding data
Metabarcoding and Metagenomics·2024· 14 citedOpen Access
Spatial Variation of eDNA Detection Across an Invasion Gradient for Invasive Species Monitoring Programs
Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Publisher Correction: A Dataset of Amphibian Species in U.S. National Parks
Scientific Data·2024Open Access
First density estimates for a recovering bobcat population in Ohio using <scp>DNA</scp> from scat
Population Ecology·2024Open Access
A Dataset of Amphibian Species in U.S. National Parks
Scientific Data·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Diet of the North American river otter ( <i>Lontra canadensis</i> ) in North Carolina using 2 methods
Wildlife Society Bulletin·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Restoring eastern hellbender (<i>Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis</i>) populations through translocation of headstarted individuals
Population Ecology·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Dead‐end hollow fiber ultrafiltration capture of environmental <scp>DNA</scp> for freshwater mussel (Unionidae) species detection with metabarcoding
Environmental DNA·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Long-term Retention, Readability, and Health Effects of Visible Implant Elastomer (VIE) and Visible Implant Alpha (VI Alpha) Tags in Larval Eastern Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis)
Journal of Herpetology·2023· 6 cited
Building Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis) Populations through Reintroduction of Head-Started Individuals
Research Square (Research Square)·2023Open Access
Cracking The Mystery Of Crater Lake’s Unique Newts
Frontiers for Young Minds·2022Open Access
Multi-species amphibian monitoring across a protected landscape: Critical reflections on 15 years of wetland monitoring in Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks
Ecological Indicators·2022· 21 citedOpen Access
Multiscale assessment of functional connectivity: Landscape genetics of eastern indigo snakes in an anthropogenically fragmented landscape in central Florida
Molecular Ecology·2021· 18 cited
Evaluating the efficacy of environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect an endangered freshwater mussel <i>Lasmigona decorata</i> (Bivalvia:Unionidae)
Freshwater Science·2021· 15 cited
Environmental DNA Assessment Reveals Restoration Success for Mudpuppies (Necturus maculosus)
Herpetologica·2020· 2 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Andrew Storfer(13), Lisette P. Waits(6), Anna M. McKee(5), Melanie A. Murphy(4), Caren S. Goldberg(3), Katy E. Klymus(3), Charles R. Peterson(3), Lori A. Williams(3), Todd W. Pierson(3), Javan M. Bauder(3), Christopher L. Jenkins(3), Sara J. Oyler‐McCance(2), Jonathan M. Eastman(2), Denim M. Jochimsen(2), Niko Balkenhol(2), Marie-Josée Fortin(2), Brad H. McRae(2), Kim T. Scribner(2), Rolf Holderegger(2), Marjorie D. Matocq(2)