Antipredator behaviour as a major determinant of prey altitudinal movements: the wolf and the chamois by Valerio Orazi, Matteo Panaccio, Sandro Lovari, Irene Belardi, Achaz von Hardenberg, Bruno Bassano, Francesco Ferretti

“…Direct effects of predation on single prey species may be limited in ecosystems hosting alternative prey, possibly being overwhelmed by indirect effects. …”
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Development of PCR Blocking Primers Enabling DNA Metabarcoding Analysis of Dietary Composition in Hematophagous Sea Lamprey by Conor O'Kane, Nicholas S. Johnson, Kim T. Scribner, Jeannette Kanefsky, Weiming Li, John D. Robinson

“…However, recent technological developments and molecular approaches have provided an attractive alternative through the use of DNA metabarcoding. While DNA metabarcoding has been used for dietary analyses in numerous species, including lampreys, applications of universal primers that detect a diverse set of prey items can be limited by the amplification of predator DNA. …”
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