Gulls, Larus spp., Foraging at Pink Salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Spawning Runs

Small and immature gulls foraged more often on drifting salmon eggs than did large and mature gulls, and large and mature gulls foraged more often on salmon carcasses, at streams in Southeast Alaska. These differences may be related to body size via physical strength and dominance status, as well as...

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Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Author: Willson, Mary F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2004
Subjects:
Gulls
Larus spp
Pink Salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Southeast Alaska
Pink salmon
Alaska
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/20
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i3.20
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spelling ftjcfn:oai:canadianfieldnaturalist.ca:article/20 2023-05-15T17:52:47+02:00 Gulls, Larus spp., Foraging at Pink Salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Spawning Runs Willson, Mary F. 2004-07-01 application/pdf https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/20 https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i3.20 eng eng The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/20/19 https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/20 doi:10.22621/cfn.v118i3.20 The Canadian Field-Naturalist; Vol. 118 No. 3 (2004); 442-443 0008-3550 Gulls Larus spp Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Southeast Alaska info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Short Article 2004 ftjcfn https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i3.20 2021-09-02T18:53:36Z Small and immature gulls foraged more often on drifting salmon eggs than did large and mature gulls, and large and mature gulls foraged more often on salmon carcasses, at streams in Southeast Alaska. These differences may be related to body size via physical strength and dominance status, as well as foraging experience. Article in Journal/Newspaper Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Pink salmon Alaska The Canadian Field-Naturalist (E-Journal) The Canadian Field-Naturalist 118 3 442
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topic Gulls
Larus spp
Pink Salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Southeast Alaska
spellingShingle Gulls
Larus spp
Pink Salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Southeast Alaska
Willson, Mary F.
Gulls, Larus spp., Foraging at Pink Salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Spawning Runs
topic_facet Gulls
Larus spp
Pink Salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Southeast Alaska
description Small and immature gulls foraged more often on drifting salmon eggs than did large and mature gulls, and large and mature gulls foraged more often on salmon carcasses, at streams in Southeast Alaska. These differences may be related to body size via physical strength and dominance status, as well as foraging experience.
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author Willson, Mary F.
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title Gulls, Larus spp., Foraging at Pink Salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Spawning Runs
title_short Gulls, Larus spp., Foraging at Pink Salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Spawning Runs
title_full Gulls, Larus spp., Foraging at Pink Salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Spawning Runs
title_fullStr Gulls, Larus spp., Foraging at Pink Salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Spawning Runs
title_full_unstemmed Gulls, Larus spp., Foraging at Pink Salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Spawning Runs
title_sort gulls, larus spp., foraging at pink salmon, oncorhynchus gorbuscha, spawning runs
publisher The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
publishDate 2004
url https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/20
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i3.20
genre Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Pink salmon
Alaska
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Pink salmon
Alaska
op_source The Canadian Field-Naturalist; Vol. 118 No. 3 (2004); 442-443
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