Food partitioning among three sympatric odontocetes (Grampus griseus, Lagenodelphis hosei, and Stenella attenuata)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Wang, Ming Chih ^a   Shao, Kwang Tsao ^b   Huang, Shiang Lin ^c   Chou, Lien Siang ^c  

^a GENOMICS RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diet partitioning; Fraser's dolphin; Niche differentiation; Pantropical spotted dolphin; Risso's dolphin; Stomach content; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPOD; COEXISTENCE; DIETARY SHIFT; DOLPHIN; FISH; FOOD PREFERENCE; NICHE OVERLAP; NICHE PARTITIONING; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; SYMPATRY;

TAIWAN;

CEPHALOPODA; ENOPLOTEUTHIS CHUNII; GRAMPUS GRISEUS; LAGENODELPHIS HOSEI; MYCTOPHUM ASPERUM; PISCES; POLYIPNUS STEREOPE; STENELLA ATTENUATA;

EID: 84860255965     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2011.00501.x     Document Type: Article

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