Improving accuracy of DNA diet estimates using food tissue control materials and an evaluation of proxies for digestion bias

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 3706-3718

  Thomas, Austen C ^a   Jarman, Simon N ^b   Haman, Katherine H ^a   Trites, Andrew W ^a   Deagle, Bruce E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

correction factors; diet analysis; next generation sequencing; pinniped

Indexed keywords

PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PINNIPEDIA;

DNA; LIPID;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRECTION FACTORS; DIET; DIET ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; METHODOLOGY; NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; SEAL; STATISTICAL BIAS;

CORRECTION FACTORS; DIET ANALYSIS; NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING; PINNIPED;

ANIMALS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIET; DNA; FECES; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; LIPIDS; PHOCA; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84904641359     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12523     Document Type: Conference Paper

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