Nutritional geometry and macronutrient variation in the diets of gannets: the challenges in marine field studies

Marine Biology

Volumn 161, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2791-2801

  Tait, Alice H ^a   Raubenheimer, David ^b   Stockin, Karen A ^a   Merriman, Monika ^a   Machovsky Capuska, Gabriel E ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LABORATORY METHOD; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PELAGIC FISH; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEABIRD;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

SULIDAE;

EID: 84911455188     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: 14321793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-014-2544-1     Document Type: Article

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