Use of DNA metabarcoding of bird pellets in understanding raptor diet on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China

Use of DNA metabarcoding of bird pellets in understanding raptor diet on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China

Abstract Background Diet analysis is essential to understanding the functional role of large bird species in food webs. Morphological analysis of regurgitated bird pellet contents is time intensive and may underestimate biodiversity. DNA metabarcoding has the ability to circumvent these issues, but...

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Main Authors: Charlotte E. Hacker, Brandon D. Hoenig, Liji Wu, Wei Cong, Jingjing Yu, Yunchuan Dai, Ye Li, Jia Li, Yadong Xue, Yu Zhang, Yunrui Ji, Hanning Cao, Diqiang Li, Yuguang Zhang, Jan E. Janecka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2021-08-01
Series:Avian Research
Subjects:
Avian
Eurasian Eagle Owl
Molecular diet analysis
Next-generation sequencing
Raptor
Saker Falcon
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-021-00276-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-021-00276-3

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