Molecular identification of individual and seasonal variation in incidental ingestion of arthropods by free-ranging goats

The extent of direct interactions between large mammalian herbivores (LMH) and plant-dwelling arthropods (PDA), i.e., the ingestion of PDA by LMH, remains largely unexplored. Grazing LMH may ingest a variety of PDA, yet, it is unknown how different foraging strategies (i.e., browsing, grazing, etc.)...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Main Authors:	Tali Sarah Berman, Moshe Inbar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Subjects:	DNA metabarcoding large mammalian herbivores food webs grazing incidental ingestion trophic interactions
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.1070088/full