The diet of Thick-billed Murres ( Uria lomvia ) in west Hudson Strait and northeast Hudson Bay

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Gaston, A. J., Noble, D. G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1985
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Hudson Bay; Hudson; Hudson Strait; Digges; Uria lomvia; uria
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z85-173; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z85-173

We collected feeding adult Thick-billed Murres at several different localities within the foraging range of the colonies at Digges Sound through the breeding seasons in 1980, 1981, and 1982. Examination of prey remains from the stomach and foregut showed that the majority of birds contained prey cov...