6533b7d4fe1ef96bd1261d38
RESEARCH PRODUCT
Cephalopod prey of two Ziphius cavirostris (Cetacea) stranded on the western Mediterranean coast
Carmen BlancoJ. A. Ragasubject
FisheryMediterranean climateMediterranean seabiologyDeep divingCetaceaAquatic Sciencebiology.organism_classificationMolluscaZiphius cavirostrisCephalopodPredationdescription
The stomach contents of two Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris), male and female, stranded on the western Mediterranean coast were analysed. Food consisted exclusively of hard cephalopod remains. The character of this teuthophagous diet agrees with the offshore and deep diving behaviour of Z. cavirostris.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000-04-01 | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom |