Multi-marker DNA metabarcoding reveals spatial and sexual variation in the diet of a scarce woodland bird.
Stenhouse EH, Bellamy P, Kirby W, Vaughan IP, Drake LE, Marchbank A, Workman T, Symondson WOC, Orozco-terWengel P.
Stenhouse EH, et al.
Ecol Evol. 2023 May 17;13(5):e10089. doi: 10.1002/ece3.10089. eCollection 2023 May.
Ecol Evol. 2023.
PMID: 37206688
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Here, we show the effectiveness of multi-marker fecal metabarcoding to provide in-depth dietary analysis of a declining passerine in the UK, the Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes). We collected fecal samples from (n = 262) UK Hawfinches prior to, and du …
Here, we show the effectiveness of multi-marker fecal metabarcoding to provide in-depth dietary analysis of a declining passerine in the UK, …