Quacks snack on smacks: mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) observed feeding on hydrozoans (Velella velella)

Natasha Phillips; Lawrence Eagling; Chris Harrod; Neil Reid; Valentina Cappanera; Jonathan Houghton

doi:10.3800/pbr.12.143

Plankton and Benthos Research

Online ISSN : 1882-627X
Print ISSN : 1880-8247
ISSN-L : 1880-8247

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Quacks snack on smacks: mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) observed feeding on hydrozoans (Velella velella)

Natasha Phillips, Lawrence Eagling, Chris Harrod, Neil Reid, Valentina Cappanera, Jonathan Houghton

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Keywords: Avian, cryptic trophic linkages, gelatinous zooplankton, predator-prey, trophic pathways, Velella velella

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2017 Volume 12 Issue 2 Pages 143-144

DOI https://doi.org/10.3800/pbr.12.143

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Abstract

This study presents new evidence of the extensive trophic role of gelatinous zooplankton by documenting typically non-marine predators, mallard ducks, feeding on hydrozoans in shallow, coastal environments.

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