Valentini, Alice; Soininen, Eeva Marjatta; Coissac, Eric; Ims, Rolf Anker; Miquel, Christian; Yoccoz, Nigel Gilles; Gielly, Ludovic; Brochmann, Christian; Brysting, Anne K.; Sønstebø, Jørn H.; Taberlet, Pierre (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2009-08-20)
Background: In order to understand the role of herbivores in trophic webs, it is essential to know
what they feed on. Diet analysis is, however, a challenge in many small herbivores with a secretive
life style. In this paper, we compare novel (high-throughput pyrosequencing) DNA barcoding
technology for plant mixture with traditional microhistological method. We analysed stomach
contents of two ...