Cephalopods in marine predator diet assessments: Why identifying upper and lower beaks is important

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1857-1864

  Xavier, José C ^a,b   Phillips, Richard A ^b   Cherel, Yves ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

cephalopod beaks; marine ecosystems; top predator diets; trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CEPHALOPOD; CHITIN; DIET; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISH; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SEABIRD; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

CEPHALOPODA; CETACEA; DIOMEDEA EXULANS;

EID: 80051986997     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr103     Document Type: Article

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