Forensic Techniques Identify the First Record of Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) Feeding on a Razorbill (Alca torda)

Forensic Techniques Identify the First Record of Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) Feeding on a Razorbill (Alca torda)

Stomach contents were analyzed using microscopic feather characters and osteological comparisons to document the first record of a Razorbill (Alca torda) being eaten by a Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus). Careful comparisons of fragmented morphological evidence in combination with geographic location and...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Wilson journal of ornithology 2015-09, Vol.127 (3), p.503-506
Hauptverfasser: Dove, Carla J., Coddington, Charles P. J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal feathers
Birds
Bones
Food
Food and nutrition
food items
Forensic sciences
Microscopy
Morphology
Museums
Observations
osteological comparisons
Owls
Physiological aspects
Predation (Biology)
Razorbill
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Small mammals
Snowy Owl
Winter
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Zusammenfassung:Stomach contents were analyzed using microscopic feather characters and osteological comparisons to document the first record of a Razorbill (Alca torda) being eaten by a Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus). Careful comparisons of fragmented morphological evidence in combination with geographic location and other circumstantial data can enhance dietary analyses, especially when it is difficult to obtain DNA sequences from the degraded and digested stomach contents.
ISSN:1559-4491
1938-5447
DOI:10.1676/14-176.1