The Feeding of Kingfishers: Food of Nestlings and Effect of Water Height
Nestlings on the Margaree river, Nova Scotia, are fed young salmon and trout only, whose average size increases with that of the bird, indicating selection by the parents. The proportion of trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) to young salmon (Salmo salar) in the food of the adults varies directly with the...
| Published in: | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1938
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f38-004 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f38-004 |
| Summary: | Nestlings on the Margaree river, Nova Scotia, are fed young salmon and trout only, whose average size increases with that of the bird, indicating selection by the parents. The proportion of trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) to young salmon (Salmo salar) in the food of the adults varies directly with the height of the water. |
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