Publications

Schenekar, T., Baxter, J., Sedlmayr, I., Gladitsch, J., Mahlangu, S., Mwale, M. (2026) Unveiling vertebrate biodiversity in arid and semi-arid terrestrial ecosystems through eDNA metabarcoding at savanna waterholes, Evol Appl 19, no. 2: e70200. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.70200

Ahi, E.P., Papakostas, S, Moulistanos A, Schenekar, T., (2025) MeRIP-seq detects temperature related variation in methylated environmental RNA in fish, bioRxiv, https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.03.686443

Zhang Y., Zhang H, Akashi H., et al. (2025) Integrated reanalysis of global riverine fish eDNA datasets shows robustness and congruence of biodiversity conclusions. bioRxiv,  https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.16.676481

Zhang Y., Zhang H., Akashi H., et al. (2025) Globally unified analysis of riverine eDNA reveals common associations of fish biodiversity with drainage characteristics. bioRxiv, https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.24.676958

Sauseng, G. and Schenekar, T. (2025), Water Interaction Type Affects Environmental DNA Shedding Rates of Terrestrial Mammal eDNA Into Surface Water Bodies. Environmental DNA, 7: e70120. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.70120

Ahi, E.P. and Schenekar, T. (2025), The Promise of Environmental RNA Research Beyond mRNA. Molecular Ecology, 34: e17787. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17787

Sedlmayr, I. and Schenekar, T. (2024), eDNA State and Medium Affect DNA Degradation Patterns in Seminatural Systems of Southern African Waterholes. Environmental DNA, 6: e70025. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.70025

Schenekar, T., Baxter, J., Phukuntsi, M. A., Sedlmayr, I., Weckworth, B., & Mwale, M. (2024). Optimizing waterborne eDNA capture from waterholes in savanna systems under remote field conditions. Molecular Ecology Resources, 00, e13942. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13942

Englmaier, G.K., Lecaudey, L.A., Schliewen, U.K., Schmidt, T,. Schenekar T., Weiss, St.J. (2024). Characterization of pure and admixed brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations of high conservation value in the upper Danubian contact zone using ddRADseq genotyping. Hydrobiologia 851, 2373–2388 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05463-5

Schenekar, T., Weiss, A., & Weiss, S. J. (2023). Applying molecular genetic data at different scales to support conservation assessment of European Habitats Directive listed species: A case study of Eurasian otter in Austria. Evolutionary Applications, 16, 1735–1752. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13597

Schenekar, T, (2023) The current state of eDNA research in freshwater ecosystems: are we shifting from the developmental phase to standard application in biomonitoring? Hydrobiologia 850:1263-1282. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-022-04891-z

Martini, J., Walther, F., Schenekar, T., Birnstiel, E., Wüthrich, R., Oester, R. et al. (2023) The last hideout: Abundance patterns of the not-quite-yet extinct mayfly Prosopistoma pennigerum in the Albanian Vjosa River network. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 16(2), 285–297. : https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12620

Schenekar, T., Clark, A., Holzinger, W.E., Weissm S. J. (2022) Presence of spraint at bridges as an effective monitoring tool to assess current Eurasian fish otter distribution in Austria. European Journal of Wildl Research 68, 53. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-022-01604-8

Schenekar, T., Karrer, M., Karner, I. Weiss S  (2021) Non-invasive diagnostic PCRs for rapid detection of golden jackal, red fox, and gray wolf/domestic dog and application to validate golden jackal presence in Styria, Austria. Eur J Wildl Res 67, 42 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-021-01488-0

Schenekar T, Schletterer M, Lecaudey LA, Weiss S (2020) Reference databases, primer choice and assay sensitivity for environmental metabarcoding - Lessons learnt from a re-evaluation of an eDNA fish assessment in the Volga headwaters. River Research and Applications 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3610

Schenekar T, Schletterer M, Weiss S (2020) eDNA als neues Werkzeug für das Gewässermonitoring – Potenzial und Rahmenbedingungen anhand ausgewählter Anwendungsbeispiele aus Österreich (eDNA as a novel tool for freshwater monitoring—potential and framework conditions—with case studies from Austria) Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft 72, 155–164; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00506-020-00656-x

Schenekar T, Schletterer, M, Weiss, S (2020) Development of a TaqMan qPCR protocol for detecting Acipenser ruthenus in the Volga headwaters from eDNA samples. Conservation Genetics Resources https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-020-01128-w

Schenekar T, Weiss S (2017) Selection and genetic drift in captive versus wild populations: An assessment of neutral and adaptive (MHC- linked) genetic variation in wild and hatchery brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations. Conservation Genetics 18 (5), 1011-1022; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-017-0949-3

Weiss S, Schenekar T (2016) Genetic evaluation of the self-sustaining status of a population of the endangered Danube salmon, Hucho hucho. Hydrobiologia 775, 153-165. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-016-2726-6

Persat H, Mattersdorfer K, Charlat S, Schenekar T, Weiss S (2016) Genetic integrity of the European grayling (Thymallus thymallus) populations within the Vienne River drainage basin after five decades of stockings. Cybium 40 (1,) 7-20. https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2016-401-001

Shafer AB, Wolf JB, Alves PC, Bergström L, Bruford MW, Brännström I, Colling G, Dalén L, De Meester L, Ekblom R, Fawcett KD, Fior S, Hajibabaei M, Hill JA, Hoezel AR, Höglund J, Jensen EL, Krause J, Kristensen TN, Krützen M, McKay JK, Norman AJ, Ogden R, Österling EM, Ouborg NJ, Piccolo J, Popović D, Primmer CR, Reed FA, Roumet M, Salmona J, Schenekar T, Schwartz MK, Segelbacher G, Senn H, Thaulow J, Valtonen M, Veale A, Vergeer P, Vijay N, Vilà C, Weissensteiner M, Wennerström L, Wheat CW, Zieliński P (2015) Genomics and the challenging translation into conservation practice. Trends Ecol Evol 30 (2), 78-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2014.11.009

Schenekar T, Lerceteau-Köhler E, Weiss S (2014) Fine-scale phylogeographic contact zone in Austrian brown trout Salmo trutta, reveals multiple waves of post-glacial colonization and a pre-dominance of natural versus anthropogenic admixture. Conservation Genetics 15, 561-572. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-013-0561-0

Schenekar T, Weiss S (2011) High rate of calculation errors in mismatch distribution analysis result in numerous false inferences of biological importance. Heredity 107, 511-512. https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2011.48

Schenekar T, Winkler KA, Troyer JL, Weiss S (2011) Isolation and Characterization of the CYP2D6 Gene in Felidae with Comparison to Other Mammals. Journal of Molecular Evolution 72, 222-231. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00239-010-9424-1