Microplastics receive significant societal and scientific attention due to increasing concerns
about their impact on the environment and human health. Marine mammals are considered …

Molecular analysis of predation, through polymerase chain reaction amplification of prey
remains within the faeces or digestive systems of predators, is a rapidly growing field …

DNA‐based techniques have proven useful for defining trophic links in a variety of
ecosystems and recently developed sequencing technologies provide new opportunities for …

Noninvasive genetic approaches continue to improve studies in molecular ecology,
conservation genetics and related disciplines such as forensics and epidemiology …

Fish species identification is traditionally based on external morphological features. Yet, in
many cases fishes and especially their diverse developmental stages are difficult to identify …

DNA barcoding of faeces or stomach contents is an emerging approach for dietary analysis.
We pyrosequenced mtDNA 16S markers amplified from faeces of captive little penguins …

Diet estimation in marine mammals relies on indirect methods including recovery of prey
hard parts from stomachs and feces, quantitative fatty acid signature analysis (QFASA) …

The prevention of non-indigenous aquatic invasive species spreading into new areas is a
goal of many resource managers. New techniques have been developed to survey for …

Gelatinous zooplankton are a large component of the animal biomass in all marine
environments, but are considered to be uncommon in the diet of most marine top predators …

The genetic analysis of faecal material represents a relatively non-invasive way to study
animal diet and has been widely adopted in ecological research. Due to the heterogeneous …