DNA metabarcoding reveals the threat of rapidly expanding barred owl populations to native wildlife in western North America
N. F. Kryshak, E. D. Fountain, D. F. Hofstadter, B. P. Dotters, K. N. Roberts, C. M. Wood, K. G. Kelly, I. F. Papraniku, P. J. Kulzer, A. K. Wray, H. A. Kramer, J. P. Dumbacher, J. J. Keane, P. A. Shaklee, R. J. Gutierrez, M. Z. Peery
This study uses DNA metabarcoding to analyze the diet of invasive barred owls in western North America, revealing their broad predatory impact on native species.
bioRxiv · Apr 19, 2022Ecology