Geographical, and seasonal variation in the diet of harbour porpoises (<i>Phocoena phocoena</i>) in Icelandic coastal waters

The stomach contents of 1,047 harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) bycaught in gillnets off Iceland were analysed. Most of the samples were obtained southwest (SW) and southeast (SE) of Iceland and the majority were taken in March and April. The sex ratio was biased towards males (63% males), parti...

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Main Authors: Gísli A Víkingsson, Droplaug Ólafsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurjónsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2003-07-01
Series:NAMMCO Scientific Publications
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2829