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Laboratory Protocol for Genetic Gut Content Analyses of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Using Group-specific rDNA Primers
Published on: October 5, 2017
[Quantitative variations in food intake of Ranatra linearis L. (aquatic heteropter, carnivore)]
Abstract:
Among causes of variation of ingestion in Ranatra linearis (Heteroptera) the following aspects have been studied:--different stages of development; --annual rhythm; --the state of repletion or fast.
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