Molecular analysis of stomach contents reveals important grass seeds in the winter diet of Baird's and Grasshopper sparrows, two declining grassland bird species

We analyzed the diet of Baird’s Sparrow (Ammodramus bairdii) and Grasshopper Sparrow (A. savannarum) in three different sites and sampling periods across the Chihuahuan Desert in northern Mexico. DNA from seeds in regurgitated stomach contents was sequenced using NGS technology and identified with a...

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Autores principales: Titulaer, Mieke, Melgoza-Castillo, Alicia, Panjabi, Arvind O., Sanchez-Flores, Alejandro, Martínez-Guerrero, José Hugo, Macías-Duarte, Alberto, Fernandez, Jesús A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5738127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29261732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189695

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5738127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29261732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189695

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