Spider predation: Species-specific identification of gut contents by polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 131-134

  Greenstone, Matthew H ^a,b   Shufran, Kevin A ^a  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gut analysis; PCR; Polymerase chain reaction; Predation

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; AVES; INSECTA; MISUMENOPS; OXYOPES; OXYOPES SALTICUS; PRUNUS PADUS; RHOPALOSIPHUM MAIDIS; RHOPALOSIPHUM PADI; SALTICUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0042205443     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2003)031[0131:SPSIOG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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