Molecular Diet Analysis of Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) in the Ross Sea Using Fecal DNA

• Published in: Biology
• Main Authors: Nazia Tabassum, Ji-Hyun Lee, Soo-Rin Lee, Jong-U Kim, Hyun Park, Hyun-Woo Kim, Jeong-Hoon Kim
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Pygoscelis adeliae; Ross Sea; NGS; metabarcoding; diet analysis; Adare; Duke of York Island; Dy; Edmonson Point; Inexpressible Island; York Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Euphausia superba
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11020182

The diet of Adélie penguins, Pygoscelis adeliae, is a useful indicator in understanding the ecological conditions of their habitats. The diets of Adélie penguins were studied using metabarcoding and quantitative PCR (qPCR) analyses of fecal DNA from seven habitats along the Ross Sea region. Using me...