Seasonal variation in the diet of common seals ( Phoca vitulina) in the Moray Firth area of Scotland
Seasonal variation in the diet of common seals ( Phoca vitulina ) in the Moray Firth, north‐east Scotland, was determined from analysis of faecal samples collected at haul‐out sites during each month of 1988. Data on diet of common seals in 1987 are also presented. Limitations of the methods availab...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1991.tb04393.x 2024-09-09T20:03:29+00:00 Seasonal variation in the diet of common seals ( Phoca vitulina) in the Moray Firth area of Scotland Pierce, G. J. Thompson, P. M. Miller, A. Diack, J. S. W. Miller, D. Boyle, P. R. 1991 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1991.tb04393.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.1991.tb04393.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1991.tb04393.x https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1991.tb04393.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Zoology volume 223, issue 4, page 641-652 ISSN 0952-8369 1469-7998 journal-article 1991 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1991.tb04393.x 2024-07-25T04:21:52Z Seasonal variation in the diet of common seals ( Phoca vitulina ) in the Moray Firth, north‐east Scotland, was determined from analysis of faecal samples collected at haul‐out sites during each month of 1988. Data on diet of common seals in 1987 are also presented. Limitations of the methods available for quantification of diet are discussed. Although some of the observed variation in diet from month to month may reflect changes in the sampling regime, a clear seasonal pattern was apparent, with clupeids predominating in the winter and sandeels in the summer. The trends observed are consistent with opportunistic feeding on the most abundant Prey. Article in Journal/Newspaper Phoca vitulina Wiley Online Library Journal of Zoology 223 4 641 652 |
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Seasonal variation in the diet of common seals ( Phoca vitulina ) in the Moray Firth, north‐east Scotland, was determined from analysis of faecal samples collected at haul‐out sites during each month of 1988. Data on diet of common seals in 1987 are also presented. Limitations of the methods available for quantification of diet are discussed. Although some of the observed variation in diet from month to month may reflect changes in the sampling regime, a clear seasonal pattern was apparent, with clupeids predominating in the winter and sandeels in the summer. The trends observed are consistent with opportunistic feeding on the most abundant Prey. |
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Pierce, G. J. Thompson, P. M. Miller, A. Diack, J. S. W. Miller, D. Boyle, P. R. Seasonal variation in the diet of common seals ( Phoca vitulina) in the Moray Firth area of Scotland |
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Pierce, G. J. Thompson, P. M. Miller, A. Diack, J. S. W. Miller, D. Boyle, P. R. |
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Seasonal variation in the diet of common seals ( Phoca vitulina) in the Moray Firth area of Scotland |
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Seasonal variation in the diet of common seals ( Phoca vitulina) in the Moray Firth area of Scotland |
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Seasonal variation in the diet of common seals ( Phoca vitulina) in the Moray Firth area of Scotland |
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Seasonal variation in the diet of common seals ( Phoca vitulina) in the Moray Firth area of Scotland |
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Seasonal variation in the diet of common seals ( Phoca vitulina) in the Moray Firth area of Scotland |
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seasonal variation in the diet of common seals ( phoca vitulina) in the moray firth area of scotland |
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