Consuming alternative prey does not influence the DNA detectability half-life of pest prey in spider gut contents
Background Key natural enemy-pest interactions can be mapped in agricultural food webs by analysing predator gut content for the presence of a focal pest species. For this, PCR-based approaches are the most widely used methods providing the incidence of consumption of a focal pest in field sampled p...
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PeerJ Inc.
2019-10-01
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