Aggregations of sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyorti) feeding on fish eggs and kelp in Prince William Sound, Alaska

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 401-405

  Lee, Olivia A ^a   Olivier, Paul ^a   Wolt, Ryan ^a   Davis, Randall W ^a   Weltz, Fred ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Alice Cove Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; EGG PREDATION; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; KELP FOREST; MARINE MAMMAL; MUSTELID; PREY CAPTURE;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

CARNIVORA; CLUPEIDAE; ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS;

EID: 65349144201     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-161.2.401     Document Type: Article

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