Diet analysis of Kittiwake and Shag using DNA metabarcoding of faeces

Nina J O’Hanlon^1* , David C Jardine², Jim Lennon³, Dasha Svobodova⁴, Robert L Swann⁵, Robin M Ward⁶, Elizabeth M Humphreys¹, Barbara J Morrissey⁴

https://doi.org/10.61350/sbj.37.5

^* Correspondence author. Email: nina.ohanlon@bto.org

¹ BTO Scotland, Beta Centre (Unit 15), Stirling University Innovation Park, Stirling, FK9 4NF.

² Hazel Cottage, 7 Barrmor View, Kilmartin, Lochgilphead, Argyll, PA31 8UN.

³ Shiants Seabird Research Group.

⁴ Institute for Biodiversity and Freshwater Conservation, UHI Inverness, 1 Inverness Campus, Inverness IV2 5NA.

⁵ Highland Ringing Group, 14 St Vincent Road, Tain, Ross-shire IV19 1JR.

⁶ Treshnish Isles Auk Ringing Group.

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