Evaluation of the Efficacy of DNA Sequencing and Microhistological Analysis for Determining Diet Composition in Ungulates

abstract: An understanding of diet habits is crucial in implementing proper management strategies for wildlife. Diet analysis, however, remains a challenge for ruminant species. Microhistological analysis, the method most often employed in herbivore diet studies, is tedious and time consuming. In ad...

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Other Authors: Murphree, Julie Joan (Author)
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.16050