The diet of deepwater sharks and the benefits of using DNA identification of prey

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 923-930

  Dunn, Matthew R ^a   Szabo, Ava ^a   McVeagh, Margaret S ^a   Smith, Peter J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chatham Rise; DNA barcoding; Sample size; Scavenging; Trophic interaction

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL FISHING; DATA ACCUMULATION; DEEPWATER; DEMERSAL FISH; DNA BARCODING; DNA IDENTIFICATION; MESOPELAGIC FISH; NEW ZEALAND; SAMPLE SIZES; TROPHIC INTERACTIONS; WATER COLUMNS;

DNA; ECOLOGY; FISHERIES; FISHING VESSELS; NUTRITION;

GENES;

DIET; DNA; SAMPLING; SCAVENGING (FEEDING); SHARK; STOMACH CONTENT; TRAWLING; TROPHIC INTERACTION; WATER COLUMN;

CHATHAM RISE; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CENTROPHORUS SQUAMOSUS; CENTROSCYMNUS; CENTROSCYMNUS OWSTONII; CEPHALOPODA; CHONDRICHTHYES; DALATIAS LICHA; GALEORHINUS GALEUS; MACRURONUS NOVAEZELANDIAE; PISCES;

EID: 77954860076     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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