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Diet overlap by DNA metabarcoding of mule deer, elk, and cattle in ponderosa pine forest of eastern Oregon

Creator:

Faber, M. Kate

Abstract:

Millions of acres of rangeland in the western U.S. is shared habitat by elk (Cervus canadensis), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), and cattle (Bos taurus). Potential competition between these ungulates for the same forage species can be understood from their diet composition. I used DNA metabarcoding methods with trnL primers to...

Resource Type:

Honors College Thesis

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_____________________________________________________________________ Clinton Epps, Committee Member, representing Fisheries and Wildlife Department