Factors affecting detectability of prey DNA in the gut contents of invertebrate predators: A polymerase chain reaction-based method

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 194-202

  Hosseini, Reza ^a,b   Schmidt, Otto ^b   Keller, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coccinellidae; Coleoptera; Heteroptera; Hippodamia variegata; Lepidoptera; Lycosidae; Nabidae; Nabis kinbergii; Plutella xylostella; Plutellidae; Secondary predation; Venator spenceri

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME; DETECTION METHOD; DNA; FOOD INTAKE; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPIDER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HETEROPTERA; HIPPODAMIA VARIEGATA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOSIDAE; NABIDAE; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE; VENATOR;

EID: 38849089896     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2007.00657.x     Document Type: Article

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