Available as a preprint or currently under review:
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​Brammell, Ben F., Kenton L. Sena, Sara A. Brewer, Zachary J. Hackworth, Cy L. Mott, Ethan A. Hoogerheide, Karsner S. Fetter, Lauren E. Slone, Ben R. S. McLaughlin. The use of environmental DNA metabarcoding in the evaluation of vertebrate communities across urban stream restoration gradients. In review, River Research and Applications.
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In print or press:
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Brammell, Ben F. Sara A. Brewer*, Ethan A. Hoogerheide*, and Mary R. Johnson*. Molecular detection of a cryptic salamander: Development of an eDNA assay for detection of the mud salamander (Pseudotrition montanus). Conservation Genetics Resources 18(13), 2026.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-026-01418-9
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Brammell, Ben F., Sara A. Brewer*, Elizabeth K. Strasko, Madeline M. Cox*, and Jarrett R. Johnson. 2025. eDNA monitoring of a rare salamander: The use of eDNA in detection of Eurycea junaluska in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 20(3):550 570. https://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_20/Issue_3/Brammell_etal_2025.pdf​​
Brewer, Sara A.*, Rebecca R. Piche*, Florene G. Bell*, Angie F. Flores*, Kenton L. Sena, Thomas A.
Maigret, Chi Jing Leow*, and Ben F. Brammell. 2025. The use of eDNA in detection of Northern Red (Pseudotriton ruber) and Spring (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus) Salamanders: development and validation of quantitative PCR assays with notes on phylogeographic effectiveness. Herpetology Notes 18: 427-449. https://www.biotaxa.org/hn/article/view/83167
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Brammell, Ben F., Sara A. Brewer*, Karsner S. Fetter*, Lauren E. Slone*, Matt A. Kulp, and Ben R. S. McLaughlin. 2025. Ichthyofaunal metabarcoding in the Southern Appalachians: Use of eDNA metabarcoding in fish surveys in lotic systems of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with comparisons to historic electrofishing data. Fishes 10(4): 145. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10040145
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Brammell, Ben F., Elizabeth K. Strasko*, Sara A. Brewer*, Rebecca R. Piche*, Cierla M. Sams*, Cy L. Mott, Malinda A. Stull. 2023. Detecting fossorial salamanders using eDNA; development and validation of quantitative and end-point PCR assays for the detection of five species of Ambystoma. Conservation Genetics Resources 15(4):187-198. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-023-01322-6
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Strasko, Elizabeth K.*, Rebecca R. Piche*, and Ben F. Brammell. 2023. Development and validation of
PCR primers for detecting Ambystoma texanum (smallmouth salamander) from eDNA samples. Tennessee Journal of Herpetology 6:4-18. https://www.tnherpsociety.org/copy-of-template-12
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Bell, Florene F.*, Angie F. Flores*, Kenton L. Sena, Thomas A. Maigret, Chi Jing Leow*, Ronald B.
Sams*, David K. Peyton, and . 2022. Development and validation of qPCR assays for use in eDNA detection of southern two-lined (Eurycea cirrigera) and northern dusky (Desmognathus fuscus) salamanders. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 17(2):398-412. https://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_17/Issue_2/Bell_etal_2022.pdf
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Guivas, Ramon M.* and Ben F. Brammell. 2020. Evaluation of biomass and filtration method on
eDNA detection of fantail darters. International Journal of Zoology 3:1-7. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4731686