Molecular identification of prey in predator diets

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 627-641

  Symondson, W O C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrophoresis; Gut analysis; Monoclonal antibodies; Multiple copy genes; Polyclonal antisera; Scatology

Indexed keywords

AVES; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

DNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FECES; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE; INVERTEBRATE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDATION; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; DIET; DNA; FECES; INTESTINES; INVERTEBRATES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PROTEINS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 0036010821     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2002.01471.x     Document Type: Review

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