Data from: Carnivore diet analysis based on next-generation sequencing: application to the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) in Pakistan ...

• Main Authors: Shehzad, Wasim, Riaz, Tiayyba, Miquel, Christian, Poillot, Carole, Shah, Safdar, Coissac, Eric, Taberlet, Pierre, Nawaz, Muhammad Ali, Pompanon, François
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2011
• Subjects: Mus musculus; ribosomal DNA; Columba livia; Crocidura pullata; Lepus capensis; Hyperacrius wynnei; Pucrasia macrolopha; Corvus macrorhynchos; Timaliidae; Dendrocopos sp.; Eoglaucomys fimbriatus; Dryomys nitedula; Prionailurus bengalensis; Paa vicina; Siluriformes; species identification; Lophura leucomelanos; Alectoris Chukar; Apodemus rusiges; blocking primer; Rattus rattus; Gallus gallus; Chukar; Paa
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.443t4m1q; https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.443t4m1q

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...