Maximizing collection and minimizing risk: Does vacuum suction sampling increase the likelihood for misinterpretation of food web connections?

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1023-1033

  Chapman, Eric G ^a   Romero, Susan A ^a   Harwood, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food web connections; General aphidoid primers; Generalist predators; Molecular gut content analysis; Tetragnathidae; Vacuum suction sampling

Indexed keywords

APHIDOIDEA; ARANEAE; COLLEMBOLA; TETRAGNATHIDAE;

EID: 78650431619     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 17550998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2010.02857.x     Document Type: Article

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