Determining the relative amounts of prey in Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) diet using real-time PCR
Determining diets of pinnipeds by visually identifying prey remains recovered in faecal samples is challenging because of differences in digestion and passage rates of hard parts. Analyzing the soft matrix of faecal material using DNA-based techniques is an alternative means to identify prey species...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/17697 |