Does prey size matter? Novel observations of feeding in the leatherback turtle ( Dermochelys coriacea) allow a test of predator-prey size relationships

Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 351-354

  Fossette, Sabrina ^a   Gleiss, Adrian C ^a   Casey, James P ^b   Lewis, Andrew R ^c   Hays, Graeme C ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c Reef Eco Tours   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Carnivores; Filter feeders; Food web; Plankton; Trophic niche

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALLOMETRY; CARNIVORE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOOD WEB; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NICHE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SIZE; TURTLE;

CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 84861484768     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0965     Document Type: Article

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