Diet of five cetacean species in the north Aegean Sea (Greece)

Few records on cetaceans’ distribution are available for the North Aegean Sea and no research on diet has been attempted up to now. The present study, based on stomach content analysis of stranded animals, aims to fill the lack of data on cetaceans’ feeding habits in the area. Out of the 32 cetacean...

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Main Authors: Milani, Cristina, Vella, Adriana, Vidoris, Pavlos, Christidis, Aris, Kallianiotis, Argyris, 25th European Cetacean Society Conference
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: European Cetacean Society 2011
Subjects:
Cetacea > North Aegean Sea
Cetacea > Greece
Bottlenose dolphin > Greece
Common dolphin
Risso's dolphin
Harbor porpoise > Greece > Geographical distribution
Harbour porpoise
Phocoena phocoena
Online Access:https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/43758
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Summary:Few records on cetaceans’ distribution are available for the North Aegean Sea and no research on diet has been attempted up to now. The present study, based on stomach content analysis of stranded animals, aims to fill the lack of data on cetaceans’ feeding habits in the area. Out of the 32 cetaceans stranded since 2002 from Strimonikos Gulf in Chalkidiki to Alexandroupoli on the Turkish border, stomachs’ samples were collected whenever possible. The stranded specimens belong to five species: Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis), Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba), Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) and Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). N/A

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