Foraging interaction between monk seals and large predatory fish in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-308

  Parrish, Frank A ^a   Marshall, Greg J ^b   Buhleier, Birgit ^b   Antonelis, George A ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b National Geographic   (United States)

Author keywords

Apex predators; Competition; Crittercam; Endangered species; Hawaiian monk seal; Jacks; Klepto parasitism; Monachus schauinslandi; Sharks

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; KLEPTOPARASITISM; PINNIPED; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SHARK; SURVIVORSHIP;

FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CARANGIDAE; CARANX IGNOBILIS; CARCHARHINIDAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; LUTJANIDAE; MONACHUS; MONACHUS SCHAUINSLANDI; SERIOLA DUMERILI;

EID: 44249095319     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00090     Document Type: Article

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