Almost like a whale – First evidence of suction-feeding in a seabird
Abstract
Little auks (Alle alle) are one of the most numerous seabird species in the world and feed primarily on copepods in arctic waters. Their high daily energy requirements leave them vulnerable to current changes in the arctic plankton community, where a smaller, less-profitable copepod species (Calanus finmarchicus) becomes increasingly abundant. Little auks have been estimated to require ∼60,000 copepods per day, necessitating prey capture rates...
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Almost like a whale – First evidence of suction-feeding in a seabird
Published Date
Jan 1, 2018
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