Predation of flightless pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) by Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in southern Edgeoeya, Svalbard

Predation of flightless pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) by Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in southern Edgeoeya, Svalbard

AbstractObservations of walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) predation of flightless pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) at an important moult site in southern Edgeoeya, Svalbard, constitute the first documented evidence of flightless Anatidae being taken by this species.

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Veröffentlicht in:Polar research 2010-12, Vol.29 (3), p.455-457
Hauptverfasser: Fox, Anthony D, Fox, Gwen F, Liaklev, Arne, Gerhardsson, Niklas
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Sprache:eng
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Anatidae
Anser brachyrhynchus
Marine
Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus
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Zusammenfassung:AbstractObservations of walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) predation of flightless pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) at an important moult site in southern Edgeoeya, Svalbard, constitute the first documented evidence of flightless Anatidae being taken by this species.
ISSN:0800-0395
1751-8369
DOI:10.1111/j.1751-8369.2010.00180.x