Markerwadden Bird Diet analysis from droppings using 3 primer sets (MiFish, CO1, CHIAR), for fish, worms, and insects.
This study is based on bird droppings from starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), and black-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) collected in and around the Markerwadden Archipelago. DNA was isolated using Qiagen B&T kit and PCR amplified using 3 different primer sets focused on fish (MiFish), worms/invertebrates (CO1; Leray), and insects (CHIAR).