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Detection of Termites and Other Insects Consumed by African Great Apes using Molecular Fecal Analysis

The consumption of insects by apes has previously been reported based on direct observations and/or trail signs in feces. However, DNA-based diet analyses may have the potential to reveal trophic links for these wild species. Herein, we analyzed the insect-diet diversity of 9 feces obtained from thr...

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Autores principales: Hamad, Ibrahim, Delaporte, Eric, Raoult, Didier, Bittar, Fadi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3967517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24675424
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep04478