Assessing sources of variation underlying estimates of cetacean diet composition: A simulation study on analysis of harbour porpoise diet in Scottish (UK) waters

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 213-221

  Pierce, G J ^a   Santos, M B ^a,b   Cervino S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOENERGETICS; CETACEAN; DIET; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOOD CONSUMPTION; POPULATION SIZE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CETACEA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 33847343911     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315407055348     Document Type: Article

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