Utilization of stomach content DNA to determine diet diversity in piscivorous fishes

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1170-1182

  Carreon Martinez, L ^a   Johnson, T B ^b   Ludsin, S A ^c   Heath, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet selectivity; Digestion rate; Lake Erie; PCR; Predation; Validation

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DIET; FISH; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; STOMACH JUICE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; DIET; DNA; FISHES; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; TEMPERATURE;

PISCES;

EID: 79953293126     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02925.x     Document Type: Article

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