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DNA identification of gut contents of large pelagic fishes
Author(s) -
Smith P. J.,
Mcveagh S. M.,
Allain V.,
Sanchez C.
Publication year - 2005
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.0022-1112.2005.00804.x
Subject(s) - biology , pelagic zone , genbank , limiting , predation , zoology , species identification , gene , ecology , genetics , mechanical engineering , engineering
Partially digested prey items taken from the gut contents of seven species of large pelagic fishes were identified by DNA sequencing of part of the cytochrome b gene. Sequences matched against those of five pelagic prey species held in GenBank® with 99–100% identities. The method is applicable to most gut content identifications, the only limiting factor being the range of control species sequences held in the reference database.