Estimating the size of fish consumed by double-crested cormorants: Considerations for better understanding cormorant-fish interactions

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-101

  Johnson, James H ^a   Ross, Robert M ^a   McKenna, James E ^a   Lewis, Graham E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Double crested cormorants; Fish size; Phalacrocorax auritus

Indexed keywords

EROSION; LAKES; NUTRITION; ORE PELLETS;

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS; FISH SIZE; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS; SPECIES;

FISHERIES;

BIRD; EROSION; FISH; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LAKE; OTOLITH; PREY SIZE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

AMBLOPLITES RUPESTRIS; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PERCIFORMES; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS;

EID: 33645730084     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2006)32[91:ETSOFC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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