Contemporary eDNA methods complement conventional microscopy in zooplankton diet studies: Case study with American lobster postlarvae

• Alexander Ascher ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: alexander.ascher@whoi.edu

  Current address: Department of Biology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America; Quahog Bay Conservancy, Harpswell, Maine, United States of America

  Affiliation School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5481-3870

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• Peter D. Countway,

  Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, Maine, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8143-4454

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• Robin S. Sleith,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology

  Affiliation Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, Maine, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-8741

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• Curtis Morris,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation

  Affiliation School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States of America

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• Caitlin Haley,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation

  Affiliation School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States of America

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• David M. Fields,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, Maine, United States of America

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• Richard A. Wahle

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9086-5862

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