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Spider Web DNA: A New Spin on Noninvasive Genetics of Predator and Prey

Noninvasive genetic sampling enables biomonitoring without the need to directly observe or disturb target organisms. This paper describes a novel and promising source of noninvasive spider and insect DNA from spider webs. Using black widow spiders (Latrodectus spp.) fed with house crickets (Acheta d...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Xu, Charles C. Y., Yen, Ivy J., Bowman, Dean, Turner, Cameron R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4659541/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26606730
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142503
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