Species in the faeces: DNA metabarcoding as a method to determine the diet of the endangered yellow-eyed penguin

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Species in the faeces: DNA metabarcoding as a method to determine the diet of the endangered yellow-eyed penguin

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Otago University Research Archive

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Context. Diet variability is a significant driver of seabird decline; however, data on seabird diet composition and trends have been affected by changes in precision and resolution owing to the evolution of different sampling methods over time. We investigated the effectiveness of applying a passive molecular diet method using faeces obtained from the endangered yellow-eyed penguin. Aims. To assess the feasibility of applying DNA metabarcoding methods to yellow-eyed penguin faeces to evaluate...

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Research paper

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Article

Date created

2020-09-01

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Young, Melanie J. / Dutoit, Ludovic / Robertson, Fiona / van Heezik, Yolanda / Seddon, Philip J. / Robertson, Bruce C.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/21193

Related subjects

Ecology / Environmental Sciences & Ecology / Life Sciences & Biomedicine / Science & Technology / Zoology

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