The use of stomach temperature records for the calculation of daily food intake in cormorants.

Gremillet, David H. and Plös, Andrea (1994) The use of stomach temperature records for the calculation of daily food intake in cormorants. Journal of Experimental Biology, 189 . pp. 105-115.

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Abstract

We present a new method of measuring the food intake in cormorants based on stomach temperature recordings. Stomach temperature loggers were deployed both in captive and in free-living birds. We examine the accuracy of this method and compare it with the standard methods of evaluating food intake by pellet or stomach content analysis.

Document Type: Article
Keywords: stomach temperature sensor, feeding, pellets, stomach content, Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis, P. neglectus, cormorant
Research affiliation: OceanRep > Institute for Marine Science Kiel
Refereed: Yes
Open Access Journal?: No
Publisher: The Company of Biologists
Date Deposited: 14 Mar 2019 12:30
Last Modified: 14 Mar 2019 12:30
URI: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/46156

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