Stomach contents of English Channel cetaceans stranded on the coast of Normandy
During 1998–2003 stomach contents of 47 marine mammals stranded on the coast of Normandy were analysed. The animals were first examined by a veterinary network and stomach contents were analysed at the University of Caen. The sample comprised: 26 common dolphins ( Delphinus delphis ), four bottlenos...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0025315405012762 2024-09-15T18:17:20+00:00 Stomach contents of English Channel cetaceans stranded on the coast of Normandy De Pierrepont, J.F. Dubois, B. Desormonts, S. Santos, M.B. Robin, J.P. 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315405012762 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315405012762 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom volume 85, issue 6, page 1539-1546 ISSN 0025-3154 1469-7769 journal-article 2005 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315405012762 2024-08-14T04:03:21Z During 1998–2003 stomach contents of 47 marine mammals stranded on the coast of Normandy were analysed. The animals were first examined by a veterinary network and stomach contents were analysed at the University of Caen. The sample comprised: 26 common dolphins ( Delphinus delphis ), four bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ), seven harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phoecoena ), five grey seals ( Halichoerus grypus ), two long-finned pilot whales ( Globicephala melas ), one white beaked dolphin ( Lagenorhynchus albirostris ), one minke whale ( Balaenoptera acurostrata ) and one striped dolphin ( Stenella coeruleoalba ). The identification of food items was done using hard parts (i.e. fish otoliths and cephalopod beaks). Diet indices were computed including prey frequency and percentage by number. Common dolphins ate mainly gadoid fish ( Trisopterus sp.), gobies and mackerel ( Scomber scombrus ). Cephalopods occurred in small numbers in the diet and commercially important species (cuttlefish and common squid) were scarce. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lagenorhynchus albirostris minke whale White-beaked dolphin Cambridge University Press Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 85 6 1539 1546 |
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During 1998–2003 stomach contents of 47 marine mammals stranded on the coast of Normandy were analysed. The animals were first examined by a veterinary network and stomach contents were analysed at the University of Caen. The sample comprised: 26 common dolphins ( Delphinus delphis ), four bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ), seven harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phoecoena ), five grey seals ( Halichoerus grypus ), two long-finned pilot whales ( Globicephala melas ), one white beaked dolphin ( Lagenorhynchus albirostris ), one minke whale ( Balaenoptera acurostrata ) and one striped dolphin ( Stenella coeruleoalba ). The identification of food items was done using hard parts (i.e. fish otoliths and cephalopod beaks). Diet indices were computed including prey frequency and percentage by number. Common dolphins ate mainly gadoid fish ( Trisopterus sp.), gobies and mackerel ( Scomber scombrus ). Cephalopods occurred in small numbers in the diet and commercially important species (cuttlefish and common squid) were scarce. |
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Stomach contents of English Channel cetaceans stranded on the coast of Normandy |
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Stomach contents of English Channel cetaceans stranded on the coast of Normandy |
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Stomach contents of English Channel cetaceans stranded on the coast of Normandy |
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