Diet of Pacific sleeper shark, a potential Steller sea lion predator, in the north-east Pacific Ocean

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 392-405

  Sigler, M F ^a   Hulbert, L B ^a,f   Lunsford, C R ^a   Thompson, N H ^b   Burek, K ^c   O'Corry Crowe, G ^d   Hirons, A C ^e  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b Bartlett Regional Hospital   (United States)

^c Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^f ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Predation; Sea lion; Sleeper shark

Indexed keywords

DIET; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MARINE MAMMAL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PINNIPED; PREY CAPTURE; SHARK; STOMACH CONTENT; TELEOST; WEANING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; CETACEA; CHONDRICHTHYES; ESCHRICHTIUS ROBUSTUS; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; MAMMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS SP.; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; SOMNIOSUS PACIFICUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33746439885     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01096.x     Document Type: Article

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