Deciphering the diet of a wandering spider (Phoneutria boliviensis; Araneae: Ctenidae) by DNA metabarcoding of gut contents
Abstract Arachnids are the most abundant land predators. Despite the importance of their functional roles as predators and the necessity to understand their diet for conservation, the trophic ecology of many arachnid species has not been sufficiently studied. In the case of the wandering spider, Pho...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-06-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7320 |