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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Language: | English |
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
2018-05.
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