Evidence of secondary consumption of invertebrate prey by Double-crested Cormorants

Waterbirds

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 547-551

  Johnson, James H ^a   Ross, Robert M ^a   Smith, David R ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Double crested Cormorants; Invertebrates; Phalacrocorax auritus; Secondary consumption

Indexed keywords

AMBLOPLITES RUPESTRIS; BIVALVIA; GASTROPODA; ICTALURIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PERCIFORMES; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS;

EID: 2142648821     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1521608     Document Type: Article

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