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| Spitz, Jerome; Mourocq, Emeline; Leaute, Jean-pierre; Quero, Jean-claude; Ridoux, Vincent. |
| Which characteristics define the prey species constituting the diet of a given predator? Answering this question would help predict a predator's diet and improve our understanding of how an ecosystem functions. The aim of this study was to test if the diet of common dolphins, Delphinus delphis, in the oceanic Bay of Biscay reflected prey availability or a selection shaped by prey energy densities (ED). To do this, the community of potential prey species, described both in terms of relative abundance and energy densities, was compared to the common dolphin diet in this area. This analysis of a predator's diet and its prey field revealed that the common dolphin selected its diet on the basis of prey energy densities (significant values of Chesson's index for... |
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Palavras-chave: Active prey selection; Common dolphin; Prey quality; Energy density; Field of prey; Trophic cul-de-sac. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00011/12221/9086.pdf |
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