Prey selection by marine-coastal river otters (Lontra canadensis) in Newfoundland, Canada

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1001-1011

  Cote, D ^a   Stewart, H M J ^b   Gregory, R S ^c   Gosse, J ^a   Reynolds, J J ^d   Stenson, G B ^c   Miller, E H ^b  

^a PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^d Dept of Forest Rsrc and Agrifoods   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet; Feeding ecology; Lontra canadensis; Newfoundland; Prey selection; River otter

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING ECOLOGY; MIMICRY; MUSTELID; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SELECTION;

BONAVISTA BAY; CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; PLACENTIA BAY;

CARNIVORA; COTTIDAE; GADUS; GASTEROSTEIDAE; LONTRA CANADENSIS; LUTRA CANADENSIS; LUTRINAE; MACROZOARCES AMERICANUS; PHOLIS GUNNELLUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS; REXEA SOLANDRI; TAUTOGOLABRUS ADSPERSUS; UROPHYCIS;

EID: 51349095137     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-192.1     Document Type: Article

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