Spring diet of common eiders (Somateria mollissima) in Breiᶞafjörᶞur, West Iceland, indicates non-bivalve preferences

Polar Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-59

  Kristjánsson, Thordur Örn ^a   Jónsson, Jón Einar ^a   Svavarsson, Jörundur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Brei eth afj r eth ur; Common eider; Iceland; Prey selection; Somateria mollissima; Spring food

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BREEDING SITE; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD SELECTION; INVERTEBRATE; MOLT; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE; SEABIRD; WATERFOWL;

BREIDIFJORDUR; ICELAND;

ARANEAE; AVES; BIVALVIA; BUCCINUM UNDATUM; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ECHINODERMATA; GASTROPODA; HYAS; LACUNA VINCTA; MAJIDAE; MYTILUS EDULIS; POLYPLACOPHORA; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA; TONICELLA MARMOREA;

EID: 84871436947     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-012-1238-8     Document Type: Article

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