Data from: Carnivore diet analysis based on next-generation sequencing: application to the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) in Pakistan ...
Diet analysis is a prerequisite to fully understand the biology of a species and the functioning of ecosystems. For carnivores, traditional diet analyses mostly rely upon the morphological identification of undigested remains in the feces. Here, we developed a methodology for carnivore diet analyses...
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| Language: | English |
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Dryad
2011
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.443t4m1q https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.443t4m1q |
| Summary: | Diet analysis is a prerequisite to fully understand the biology of a species and the functioning of ecosystems. For carnivores, traditional diet analyses mostly rely upon the morphological identification of undigested remains in the feces. Here, we developed a methodology for carnivore diet analyses based on next generation sequencing. We applied this approach to the analysis of the vertebrate component of leopard cat diet in two ecologically distinct regions in northern Pakistan. Despite being a relatively common species with a wide distribution in Asia, little is known about this elusive predator. We analyzed a total of 38 leopard cat feces. After a classical DNA extraction, the DNA extracts were amplified using primers for vertebrates targeting about 100 bp of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene, with and without a blocking oligonucleotide specific to the predator sequence. The amplification products were then sequenced on a next generation sequencer. We identified a total of 18 prey taxa, including eight ... : pb_bk_sequence_datapb_bk_filtered_dataFiltered data obtained with blocking oligonucleotide.pb_sequence_dataFile containing all unique sequences obtained with blocking oligonucleotide.pb_filtered_dataFiltered data obtained with blocking oligonucleotide. ... |
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