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Cambridge University Press
In:
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 81 (4). pp. 719-720.
Publication Date:
2021-07-01
Description:
This study provides a description of the Mediterranean monk seal ( Monachus monachus ) diet from the Aegean Sea coast of Turkey. A total of 23 prey items belonging to five species were identified from the two stomachs examined. Cephalopods constitute the dominant prey group by weight (94·01%). Sarcotragus sp. (Porifera) and Posidonia oceanica (Magnoliophyta) are assumed to be incidental prey. Of the cephalopods identified, Eledone moschata and Bathypolypus sponsalis were encountered for the first time in a monk seal stomach.
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Article
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PeerReviewed
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text
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