Dietary separation of sympatric carnivores identified by molecular analysis of scats

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1583-1590

  Farrell, Laura E ^a   Roman, Joseph ^a   Sunquist, Melvin E ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivore feeding ecology; Diet; Faecal DNA; Felidae; Species diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CYTOCHROME B GENE; DIET; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FECES ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRION; PUMA CONCOLOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VENEZUELA;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CARNIVORA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FECES; FOOD CHAIN; MAMMALS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CERDOCYON; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DUSICYON THOUS; FELIDAE; LEOPARDUS PARDALIS; MAMMALIA; PANTHERA ONCA; PUMA CONCOLOR; SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES); SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS; SUS SCROFA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033781884     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2000.01037.x     Document Type: Article

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