Non-lethal method to obtain stomach samples from a large marine predator and the use of DNA analysis to improve dietary information

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 393, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 188-192

  Barnett, Adam ^a,b   Redd, Kevin S ^c   Frusher, Stewart D ^a   Stevens, John D ^b   Semmens, Jayson M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet; Gastric lavage; Notorynchus cepedianus; Shark; Stomach flushing

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DIET; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PREDATOR; PROTECTED AREA; SAMPLING; SHARK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STOMACH CONTENT; SURVIVORSHIP; TRACKING;

CHONDRICHTHYES; MUSTELUS ANTARCTICUS; NOTORYNCHUS CEPEDIANUS;

EID: 77956182074     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.07.022     Document Type: Article

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