DNA Metabarcoding Revealed Interspecific Dietary Difference and Prey Selectivity in Juvenile Horseshoe Crabs Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda and Tachypleus tridentatus From Hong Kong

DNA Metabarcoding Revealed Interspecific Dietary Difference and Prey Selectivity in Juvenile Horseshoe Crabs Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda and Tachypleus tridentatus From Hong Kong

Horseshoe crabs provide important ecological services including bioturbation and linking of food web in the shallow waters, but their populations are declining globally, leading to major concerns on conservation of these iconic animals. Baseline information of horseshoe crab ecology, such as their t...

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Main Authors: Bo Yee Lee, Kaori Wakabayashi, Simon Yung Wa Sin, Susumu Ohtsuka, Ling Ming Tsang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
diet
conservation
horseshoe crabs
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda
Tachypleus tridentatus
Xiphosura
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.752806/full

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