Stomach contents of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) stranded on the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 405-418

  Gannon, Damon P ^a,b,c   Read, Andrew J ^a,e   Craddock, James E ^a   Mead, James G ^d  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Plymouth Mar Mammal Research Center   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food habits; Globicephala melas; Loligo pealei; Long finned pilot whale; Prey importance; Stomach contents; Stranding

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPODA; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; GLOBICEPHALA MELAS; LOLIGO PEALEI; PISCES;

DIET; LONG-FINNED PILOT WHALE; MAMMALS; STOMACH CONTENT; STRANDING; WHALES;

USA, ATLANTIC COAST;

EID: 0030618494     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1997.tb00648.x     Document Type: Article

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