Egg yolk fatty acids as a proxy to quantify diets of female Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 453-461

  Wang, Shiway W ^a,b   Hollmén, Tuula E ^b,c   Iverson, Sara J ^d  

^a Sedna Ecological Inc   (United States)

^b ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet estimation; Egg yolk; Fatty acid; Foraging ecology; QFASA; Somateria fischeri; Spectacled Eider

Indexed keywords

DIET; EGG; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ESTIMATION METHOD; FATTY ACID; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT STRUCTURE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84899684980     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2013-0293     Document Type: Article

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