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 increasing sensitivity of PCR has meant that in the last two decades PCR has emerged
as a major tool in diet studies, enabling us to refine our understanding of trophic links and to …

The DNA of prey present in animal scats may provide a valuable source of information for
dietary studies. We conducted a captive feeding trial to test whether prey DNA could be …

Diets of mammals are increasingly being inferred from identification of hard parts from prey
eaten and recovered in fecal remains (scats). Frequencies with which particular prey …

The ecological consequences of climate change have been recognized in numerous
species, with perhaps phenology being the most well‐documented change. Phenological …

We investigate using relative amounts of prey DNA recovered from pinniped faeces to obtain
diet composition data. Faeces were obtained from captive sea lions being fed a diet …

Long‐lived top predators shape biodiversity structure in their ecosystems and predator–prey
interactions are critical in decoding how communities function. Studies on the foraging …

Next‐generation sequencing (NGS) technology has extraordinarily enhanced the scope of
research in the life sciences. To broaden the application of NGS to systems that were …

Polymerase chain reaction techniques were developed and applied to identify DNA from>
40 species of prey contained in fecal (scat) soft‐part matrix collected at terrestrial sites used …

Understanding the diet of an endangered species illuminates the animal's ecology, habitat
requirements, and conservation needs. However, direct observation of diet can be difficult …