Variability in the diet of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Scottish waters 1992-2003

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-27

  Santos, M B ^a   Pierce, G J ^a   Learmonth, J A ^a   Reid, R J ^b   Ross, H M ^b   Patterson, I A P ^a   Reid, D G ^c   Beare, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SAC Veterinary Science Division   (United Kingdom)

^c MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Dietary variability; Harbor porpoise; Northeast Atlantic; Phocoena phocoena

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; DIET; PORPOISE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH CONTENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

AMMODYTIDAE; ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA; CETACEA; CLUPEA; CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE; CORYPHAENIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GOBIIDAE; HYPOPTYCHIDAE; MAMMALIA; MERLANGIUS MERLANGUS; PHOCOENA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE; SPRATTUS; SPRATTUS SPRATTUS; TURSIOPS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0346009244     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2004.tb01138.x     Document Type: Review

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