Testing the effectiveness of different wash protocols to remove body surface contaminants in invertebrate food web studies

Molecular gut content analysis via diagnostic PCR or high-throughput sequencing (metabarcoding) of consumers allows unravelling of feeding interactions in a wide range of animals. This is of particular advantage for analyzing the diet of small invertebrates living in opaque habitats such as the soil...

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Main Authors: Melissa Jüds, Kerstin Heidemann, Bernhard Eitzinger, Stefan Scheu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/16018.pdf