Predation on jellyfish and their associates by seabirds

Scyphozoan jellyfish are preyed on by 11 species of birds in the Bering Sea: Fulmarus glacialis, Puffinus griseus, Puffinus tenuirostris, Oceanodroma furcata, Larus hyperboreus, Rissa tridactyla, Rissa brevirostris, Uria aalge, Uria lomvia, Cyclorrhynchus psittacula, and Aethia cristatella. Parasiti...

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Published in:Limnology and Oceanography
Main Author: Harrison, Nancy M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1984
Subjects:
Bering Sea
Fulmarus glacialis
Larus hyperboreus
Puffinus tenuirostris
rissa tridactyla
Uria aalge
Uria lomvia
uria
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.1984.29.6.1335
https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.4319%2Flo.1984.29.6.1335
https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.4319/lo.1984.29.6.1335
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Summary:Scyphozoan jellyfish are preyed on by 11 species of birds in the Bering Sea: Fulmarus glacialis, Puffinus griseus, Puffinus tenuirostris, Oceanodroma furcata, Larus hyperboreus, Rissa tridactyla, Rissa brevirostris, Uria aalge, Uria lomvia, Cyclorrhynchus psittacula, and Aethia cristatella. Parasitic amphipods on scyphomedusae also contribute to avian diets.

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