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Posted on 30/01/2014 by Örvar B. Eiríksson

DNA analyses on harbour seal feces

Sandra Granquist seal specialist at the Icelandic Seal Center has started DNA analyses of harbour seal feces to determine their food intake. The project is a cooperation between the Icelandic Freshwater Institute, The Natural Museum in Sweden and University of Stockholm. The analyses takes place at the Molecular Systematics Laboratory in Sweden.

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