Diet Diversity of the Fluviatile Masu Salmon, <i>Oncorhynchus masou</i> (Brevoort 1856) Revealed via Gastrointestinal Environmental DNA Metabarcoding and Morphological Identification of Contents

Diet Diversity of the Fluviatile Masu Salmon, <i>Oncorhynchus masou</i> (Brevoort 1856) Revealed via Gastrointestinal Environmental DNA Metabarcoding and Morphological Identification of Contents

Masu salmon, <i>Oncorhynchus masou</i> (Brevoort 1856), a commercially important fish species endemic to the North Pacific Ocean, attained national second-level protected animal status in China in 2021. Despite this recognition, knowledge about the trophic ecology of this fish remains li...

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Main Authors: Lijuan Li, Xuwang Yin, Qianruo Wan, Dilina Rusitanmu, Jie Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Biology
Subjects:
conservation
fish
prey
trophic ecology
next-generation sequencing
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/2/129

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