From mass of body elements to fish biomass: A direct method to quantify food intake of fish eating birds

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 583, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 213-222

  Gagliardi, Alessandra ^a   Martinoli, Adriano ^a   Preatoni, Damiano ^a   Wauters, Luc A ^a   Tosi, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chewing pad; Fish biomass; Otolith; Phalacrocorax carbo; Pharingeal bone; Podiceps cristatus

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; FISH; FOOD PRODUCTS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUTRITION;

CHEWING PAD; FISH BIOMASS; OTOLITH; PHALACROCORAX CARBO; PHARINGEAL BONE; PODICEPS CRISTATUS;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; CYPRINID; DIET; FOOD INTAKE; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; OTOLITH; PISCIVORY; PREY SIZE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIZE SELECTION; STOMACH CONTENT; WATERFOWL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; INSUBRIA; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ALBURNUS ALBURNUS; AVES; CYPRINIDAE; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX CARBO; PODICEPS CRISTATUS; PODICIPEDIDAE;

EID: 34047099791     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0528-y     Document Type: Article

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