Summer Food of Otters in the Lakes of Killarney

Summer Food of Otters in the Lakes of Killarney

Otter spraints were collected around the lakes of Killarney, Co. Kerry (Eire) in June 1987. They were analysed to determine the diet of the otters. The main food was eel, with salmonids and shad also important, and perch, frogs and birds minor prey. Caution is necessary in inferring the diet year ro...

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Veröffentlicht in:Irish naturalists' journal 1989-04, Vol.23 (2), p.38-41
Hauptverfasser: Fairley, J. S., Murdoch, B.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anadromous fishes
Eels
Fish
Freshwater
Freshwater fishes
Frogs
Lakes
Lutra lutra
Otters
Shad
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Zusammenfassung:Otter spraints were collected around the lakes of Killarney, Co. Kerry (Eire) in June 1987. They were analysed to determine the diet of the otters. The main food was eel, with salmonids and shad also important, and perch, frogs and birds minor prey. Caution is necessary in inferring the diet year round from these results. There will be variations in abundance of prey throughout the year, which will affect the feeding behaviour of the otters.
ISSN:0021-1311