Estimation of a Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Population’s Diet Using Sequencing Analysis of DNA from Feces

Estimating diet composition is important for understanding interactions between predators and prey and thus illuminating ecosystem function. The diet of many species, however, is difficult to observe directly. Genetic analysis of fecal material collected in the field is therefore a useful tool for g...

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Autores principales: Ford, Michael J., Hempelmann, Jennifer, Hanson, M. Bradley, Ayres, Katherine L., Baird, Robin W., Emmons, Candice K., Lundin, Jessica I., Schorr, Gregory S., Wasser, Samuel K., Park, Linda K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26735849
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144956

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26735849
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144956

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