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Tag: diet

Feeling peckish? A diet assessment of a Hawaiian shearwater
Trophic Ecology

Feeling peckish? A diet assessment of a Hawaiian shearwater

Evaluating diet from digested stomach content is difficult and can be inconclusive. That’s why scientists from Hawaii DNA sequenced it…
January 6, 2022July 29, 2022 Gabrielle Ellis
The shark and the side salad
Sharkbites Saturday

The shark and the side salad

Everyone knows all sharks are carnivores. Or are they?
September 15, 2018September 16, 2018 Grace Casselberry
Biology Climate Change Ecology Sea Ice

Frozen Food: how ice algae support Arctic ecosystems

It may seem like a harsh place to grow, but algae inhabit the under side of Arctic ice. As it…
December 16, 2016 Gordon Ober
Aquaculture

How is the changing diet of farmed Atlantic salmon affecting their nutritional value?

We eat oily fish to get the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. However, the level of omega-3s in farmed…
September 21, 2016September 21, 2016 Megan Chen
Ecology

Penguins can rock their bodies without eating high trophic level prey

Prey of a higher trophic level does not necessarily translate to a higher body mass in rockhopper penguins. Read more…
November 19, 2014November 19, 2014 Megan Chen

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