The estuarine pipefish, Syngnathus watermeyeri, is one of the rarest animals in Africa and
occurs in only two South African estuaries. The species was declared provisionally extinct in …

The estuarine pipefish, Syngnathus watermeyeri, is one of the rarest animals in Africa. It
currently occurs in only two estuaries on South Africa's south coast, the Kariega and …

Understanding the dietary preferences of endangered species can be useful in
implementing conservation strategies, including habitat restoration, translocation, and …

We present the first assessment of the diet of the blackchin guitarfish Glaucostegus
cemiculus (Geoffroy Saint‐Hilaire, 1817) for West Africa using DNA metabarcoding on …

Study of the diet of squid is hampered by the fact that these animals masticate their prey
prior to ingestion and do not necessarily ingest the hard parts that allow the identification of …

In this study, the results of conventional stomach‐content analysis are compared with the
recent DNA metabarcoding approach on faeces to identify fish species consumed by non …

Norwegian lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, are a generalist scavenger and predator capable
of short foraging excursions but can also suspension feed. Existing knowledge about their …

Traditional approaches to dietary assessment in fish necessitate the collection of stomach
contents through either gastric lavage or lethal sampling. The Atlantic bonefish (Albula …

The three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L., hereafter 'stickleback') is a
common mesopredatory fish in marine, coastal and freshwater areas. In large parts of the …

Multispecies and ecosystem models, which are key for the implementation of ecosystem‐
based approaches to fisheries management, require extensive data on the trophic …