Group-specific polymerase chain reaction for DNA-based analysis of species diversity and identity in dietary samples

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1313-1322

  Jarman, S N ^a   Deagle, B E ^a,b   Gales, N J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amplification; Diet; Faeces; Identification; Scat; Stomach contents

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CEPHALOPOD; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEIC ACID DATABASE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENGUIN; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STOMACH JUICE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIODIVERSITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; DECAPODIFORMES; DNA PRIMERS; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPHENISCIDAE;

SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES); SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS;

EID: 1942517869     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02109.x     Document Type: Article

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