Stomach contents of two Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus) from the Aegean Sea, Turkey

Salman, A; Bilecenoglu, M; GÜÇLÜSOY, HARUN

doi:10.1017/s0025315401004519

Stomach contents of two Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus) from the Aegean Sea, Turkey

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Salman A., Bilecenoglu M., GÜÇLÜSOY H.

JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, cilt.81, sa.4, ss.719-720, 2001 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 81 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2001
Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s0025315401004519
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.719-720
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This study provides a description of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) diet from the Aegean Sea coast of Turkey. A total of 23 prey items belonging to five species were identified from the two stomachs examined. Cephalopods constitute the dominant prey group by weight (94.01%). Sarcotragus sp. (Porifera) and Posidonia oceanica (Magnoliophyta) are assumed to be incidental prey. Of the cephalopods identified, Eledone moschata and Bathypolypus sponsalis were encountered for the first time in a monk seal stomach.