DNA metabarcoding in diet studies: Unveiling ecological aspects in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
Effective conservation of species and ecosystems requires the understanding of important
ecological traits, such as dietary habits, food webs, and trophic niches. In diet studies, the …
ecological traits, such as dietary habits, food webs, and trophic niches. In diet studies, the …
Toward a global reference database of COI barcodes for marine zooplankton
Abstract Characterization of species diversity of zooplankton is key to understanding,
assessing, and predicting the function and future of pelagic ecosystems throughout the …
assessing, and predicting the function and future of pelagic ecosystems throughout the …
How quantitative is metabarcoding: A meta‐analytical approach
Metabarcoding has been used in a range of ecological applications such as taxonomic
assignment, dietary analysis and the analysis of environmental DNA. However, after a …
assignment, dietary analysis and the analysis of environmental DNA. However, after a …
A paradigm shift in the trophic importance of jellyfish?
The past 30 years have seen several paradigm shifts in our understanding of how ocean
ecosystems function. Now recent technological advances add to an overwhelming body of …
ecosystems function. Now recent technological advances add to an overwhelming body of …
Fish as predators and prey: DNA‐based assessment of their role in food webs
Fish are both consumers and prey, and as such part of a dynamic trophic network.
Measuring how they are trophically linked, both directly and indirectly, to other species is …
Measuring how they are trophically linked, both directly and indirectly, to other species is …
Stomach content analysis in cephalopods: past research, current challenges, and future directions
Dietary descriptions based on stomach content are pervasive regardless of the biases
concerning its methodology, statistics and descriptors. We here review different biases on …
concerning its methodology, statistics and descriptors. We here review different biases on …
Elucidating shark diets with DNA metabarcoding from cloacal swabs
MPM van Zinnicq Bergmann… - Molecular Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Animal dietary information provides the foundation for understanding trophic relationships,
which is essential for ecosystem management. Yet, in marine systems, high‐resolution diet …
which is essential for ecosystem management. Yet, in marine systems, high‐resolution diet …
Effectiveness of blocking primers and a peptide nucleic acid (PNA) clamp for 18S metabarcoding dietary analysis of herbivorous fish
C Homma, D Inokuchi, Y Nakamura, WH Uy… - PLoS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The structure of food webs and carbon flow in aquatic ecosystems can be better understood
by studying contributing factors such as the diets of herbivorous fish. Metabarcoding using a …
by studying contributing factors such as the diets of herbivorous fish. Metabarcoding using a …
Diet Composition and Variability of Wild Octopus vulgaris and Alloteuthis media (Cephalopoda) Paralarvae: a Metagenomic Approach
The high mortality of cephalopod early stages is the main bottleneck to grow them from
paralarvae to adults in culture conditions, probably because the inadequacy of the diet that …
paralarvae to adults in culture conditions, probably because the inadequacy of the diet that …
DNA metabarcoding of cloacal swabs provides insight into diets of highly migratory sharks in the mid‐Atlantic bight
The abundances of migratory shark species observed throughout the Mid‐Atlantic Bight
(MAB) during productive summer months suggest that this region provides critical habitat …
(MAB) during productive summer months suggest that this region provides critical habitat …