Bear Predation on Pacific Salmon Facilitates Colonization of Carcasses by Fly Maggots

The carcasses of Pacific salmon can be an important food resource for aquatic and terrestrial organisms, depending on where the carcasses are located. We hypothesized that the availability of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) carcasses to ovipositing flies (Family: Calliphoridae) would be facilita...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American midland naturalist 2005-01, Vol.153 (1), p.142-151
Hauptverfasser:	MEEHAN, ERIN P, SEMINET-RENEAU, ELIZABETH E, QUINN, THOMAS P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aquatic ecosystems Bears Brown bears Contents Creeks Forest habitats Gravel Habitats Larvae Predation Riparian forests Salmon Streams Terrestrial ecosystems
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