Uncovering Trophic Interactions in Arthropod Predators through DNA Shotgun-Sequencing of Gut Contents

Débora P. Paula; Benjamin Linard; Alex Crampton-Platt; Amrita Srivathsan; Martijn J. T. N. Timmermans; Edison R. Sujii; Carmen S. S. Pires; Lucas M. Souza; David A. Andow; Alfried P. Vogler

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161841

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Uncovering Trophic Interactions in Arthropod Predators through DNA Shotgun-Sequencing of Gut Contents

Débora P. Paula ,

* E-mail: debora.pires@embrapa.br

Affiliations Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Parque Estação Biológica, Brasília, Brazil, Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, London, United Kingdom
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Benjamin Linard,

Affiliation Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, London, United Kingdom
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Alex Crampton-Platt,

Affiliations Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, London, United Kingdom, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, Faculty of Life Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London, United Kingdom
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Amrita Srivathsan,

Affiliations Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, London, United Kingdom, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, United Kingdom
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Martijn J. T. N. Timmermans,

Affiliations Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, London, United Kingdom, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, United Kingdom, Department of Natural Sciences, Hendon Campus, Middlesex University, The Burroughs, London, United Kingdom
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Edison R. Sujii,

Affiliation Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Parque Estação Biológica, Brasília, Brazil
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Carmen S. S. Pires,

Affiliation Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Parque Estação Biológica, Brasília, Brazil
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Lucas M. Souza,

Affiliation Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Parque Estação Biológica, Brasília, Brazil
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David A. Andow,

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America
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Alfried P. Vogler

Affiliations Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, London, United Kingdom, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, United Kingdom
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Uncovering Trophic Interactions in Arthropod Predators through DNA Shotgun-Sequencing of Gut Contents

Débora P. Paula,
Benjamin Linard,
Alex Crampton-Platt,
Amrita Srivathsan,
Martijn J. T. N. Timmermans,
Edison R. Sujii,
Carmen S. S. Pires,
Lucas M. Souza,
David A. Andow,
Alfried P. Vogler

Published: September 13, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161841

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