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Fish as predators and prey: DNA-based assessment of their role in food webs

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  • 1. Applied Animal Ecology, Department of Zoology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
  • 2. Applied Animal Ecology, Department of Zoology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria & Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
  • 3. Institute of Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, Austrian Academy of Science, Innsbruck, Austria

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Traugott, Michael, Thalinger, Bettina, Wallinger, Corinna, Sint, Daniela (2021): Fish as predators and prey: DNA-based assessment of their role in food webs. Journal of Fish Biology 98 (2): 367-382, DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14400, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14400

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