Revolution in food web analysis and trophic ecology: Diet analysis by DNA and stable isotope analysis

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-27

  Carreon Martinez, L ^a   Heath, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community ecology; DNA barcoding; Ecological genetics; Predator prey interactions

Indexed keywords

DNA; ISOTOPE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECOLOGY; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVER;

ANIMALS; DNA; ECOLOGY; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; ISOTOPES; RIVERS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 72849126806     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04412.x     Document Type: Article

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