Foraging effort and prey choice in cape gannets

In order to test the hypothesis that sardine Sardinops sagax are the preferred prey of Cape gannets Morus capensis, the link between foraging effort and prey choice was evaluated by simultaneously monitoring theactivity and the diet of adult birds attending chicks at Bird Island, Algoa Bay, South Af...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: NJ Adams, NTW Klages
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: African Journal of Marine Science 2011
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Online Access:http://ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/66494