Diet of harbour seals at mousa, shetland, during the third quarter of 1994

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 539-555

  Brown, E G ^b   Pierce, G J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUPEA HARENGUS; GADIDAE; MERLANGIUS MERLANGUS; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE; PISCES; SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES);

DIET; HARBOUR SEAL; MAMMALS; SEALS; TEMPORAL TRENDS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

UK, SCOTLAND, SHETLAND, MOUSA;

EID: 0030617134     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s002531540007185x     Document Type: Article

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