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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Main Authors: Dávid Fülöp, Éva Szita, Regina Gerstenbrand, Gergely Tholt, Ferenc Samu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7680.pdf