Back to Search Start Over

Sea Otter Foraging Behavior

Authors :
James L. Bodkin
Randall W. Davis
Source :
Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Sea Otters and Polar Bears ISBN: 9783030667955
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Springer International Publishing, 2021.

Abstract

Sea otters are marine specialists but diet generalists, which feed primarily on benthic mega-invertebrates (i.e., body dimension >1 cm). They locate and capture epibenthic and infaunal prey with their forepaws by relying on vision and tactile sensitivity during short-duration dives (generally

Details

ISBN :
978-3-030-66795-5
ISBNs :
9783030667955
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Sea Otters and Polar Bears ISBN: 9783030667955
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........9b415d4a6564521c45f2f8eaeab05c5d