Assessing diet of the Rufous-winged Philentoma (Philentoma pyrhoptera) in lowland tropical forest using next-generation sequencing

Dietary study provides understanding in predator-prey relationships, yet diet of tropical forest birds is poorly understood. In this study, a non-invasive method, next-generation sequencing (Illumina MiSeq platform) was used to identify prey in the faecal samples of the Rufous-winged Philentoma (Phi...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Saiful Mansor (Author), Shukor Md. Nor (Author), Rosli Ramli (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2018-05.
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