Feeding ecology and body size dependence on diet of the sooty shearwater
Abstract: The diet of the Sooty Shearwater (Pufinus griseus) was examined by using a total of 11 39 stomachs of the bird sampled during April-October, 1982, 1985-1989. Of all stomachs, 586 were empty. Predominant prey species was the Japanese sardine (Sardinops melanosticta), the wet weight percenta...
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1992
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Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.594.5956 http://polaris.nipr.ac.jp/~penguin/polarbiosci/issues/pdf/1992-Shiomi.pdf |