Comparing three types of dietary samples for prey DNA decay in an insect generalist predator
S. Kamenova, R. Mayer, O. R. Rubbmark, E. Coissac, M. Plantegenest, M. Traugott
This study compares prey DNA detection success in three dietary samples (regurgitates, feces, whole consumers) of carabid beetles, finding that regurgitates and whole consumers retain DNA longer than feces.
bioRxiv · Oct 12, 2017Ecology