Robust digestion and passage rate estimates for hard parts of grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) prey

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1982-1998

  Grellier, Kate ^a   Hammond, Philip S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGESTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXCRETION; FEEDING; FLATFISH; GADOID; OTOLITH; PINNIPED;

AMMODYTES MARINUS; CEPHALOPODA; GADIFORMES; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; LOLIGO FORBESII; PINNIPEDIA; PLEURONECTIFORMES; TRISOPTERUS;

EID: 33751055014     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-092     Document Type: Article

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