Zur Nahrungswahl von Seehunden (Phoca vitulina L.) im Wattenmeer Schleswig-Holsteins
In: Zeitschrift für Jagdwissenschaft. Springer: Berlin. ISSN 0044-2887; e-ISSN 1439-0574, more
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| Keywords |
ANE, Germany, Schleswig-Holstein
Food preferences
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Schleswig-Holstein [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
The stomach and colon contents of 185 common seals (Phoca vitulina L.) from the coastal shallows of Schleswig-Holstein were examined. The analysis of the food fishes is based on the investigation of otoliths. Main food species are: Gobies, flounder, plaice, smelt, dab, cod and shrimps. The composition of food changes with the age of the seals: the young ones feed mainly on shrimps, gobies and small flatfish, the older ones feed more on bigger flatfish and on a wider spectrum of species. Seasonal changes of the food composition occur. The common seal is not a specialist feeder but takes those species which are very common and/or easy to hunt. |
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