Relative prey size consumption in toothed whales: Implications for prey selection and level of specialisation

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 326, Issue , 2006, Pages 295-307

  MacLeod, C D ^a   Santos, M B ^a,b   Lopez A ^c   Pierce, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^c Coordinadora para O Estudio Dos Mamiferos Mariños ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Diet; Odontocetes; Prey preferences; Prey size; Toothed whales

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; FOOD CONSUMPTION; PREY PREFERENCE; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE; SPECIALIZATION; WHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

CETACEA; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; GROUP 1 SPECIES; HYPEROODON AMPULLATUS; ODONTOCETI; PHYSETER CATODON;

EID: 33845867704     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps326295     Document Type: Article

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