A molecular approach to identify prey of the southern rock lobster

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-238

  Redd, K S ^a,c   Jarman, S N ^b   Frusher, S D ^c   Johnson, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Haliotis rubra; Jasus edwardsii; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Prey detection; Rock lobster diet

Indexed keywords

DNA;

DNA; ECHINODERM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECES; GASTROPOD; INGESTION RATE; LOBSTER; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREY CAPTURE;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; FECES; FOOD CHAIN; GASTROPOD; GENETICS; PALINURIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA URCHIN;

ANIMALS; DIET; DNA; FECES; FOOD CHAIN; GASTROPODA; PALINURIDAE; SEA URCHINS;

CENTROSTEPHANUS RODGERSII; ECHINOIDEA; HALIOTIDAE; HALIOTIS RUBRA; HELIOCIDARIS ERYTHROGRAMMA; JASUS EDWARDSII; JASUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE;

EID: 43749089297     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485308005981     Document Type: Conference Paper

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