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DNA‐based species identification of krill consumed by whale sharks
Author(s) -
Jarman S. N.,
Wilson S. G.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00466.x
Subject(s) - biology , whale , krill , fishery , predation , zoology , identification (biology) , ecology
DNA was purified from whale shark Rhincodon typus faecal material that contained DNA derived from their prey. A DNA‐based krill identification method was used to determine the exact krill species upon which the whale shark was feeding, where morphological analysis had failed to make an identification.