Size-selective predation of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) by common eiders (Somateria mollissima) under controlled field conditions

Auk

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 403-416

  Hamilton, Diana J ^a,b   Nudds, Thomas D ^b   Neate, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; WATERFOWL;

MYTILUS EDULIS; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 0032892774     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089374     Document Type: Article

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