@article{PAR00011614,
  title = {{D}etection of termites and other insects consumed by {A}frican great apes using molecular fecal analysis},
  author = {{H}amad, {I}. and {D}elaporte, {E}ric and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {B}ittar, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he consumption of insects by apes has previously been reported based on direct observations and/or trail signs in feces. {H}owever, {DNA}-based diet analyses may have the potential to reveal trophic links for these wild species. {H}erein, we analyzed the insect-diet diversity of 9 feces obtained from three species of {A}frican great apes, gorilla ({G}orilla gorilla gorilla), chimpanzee ({P}an troglodytes) and bonobo ({P}an paniscus), using two mitochondrial amplifications for arthropods. {A} total of 1056 clones were sequenced for {C}yt-b and {COI} gene libraries, which contained 50 and 56 operational taxonomic units ({OTU}s), respectively. {BLAST} research revealed that the {OTU}s belonged to 32 families from 5 orders ({D}iptera, {I}soptera, {L}epidoptera, {C}oleoptera, and {O}rthoptera). {W}hile ants were not detected by this method, the consumption of flies, beetles, moths, mosquitoes and termites was evident in these samples. {O}ur findings indicate that molecular techniques can be used to analyze insect food items in wild animals.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports},
  volume = {4},
  numero = {},
  pages = {4478 [9 ]},
  ISSN = {2045-2322},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1038/srep04478},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00011614},
}