Stomach contents of long-finned pilot whales, Globicephala melas, mass-stranded in Tasmania

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume14
dc.contributor.authorBeasley I
dc.contributor.authorCherel Y
dc.contributor.authorRobinson S
dc.contributor.authorBetty E
dc.contributor.authorHagihara R
dc.contributor.authorGales R
dc.date.available2019-01-14
dc.date.available2018-10-18
dc.date.issued2019-01-14
dc.description.abstractNew data are reported from analyses of stomach contents from 114 long-finned pilot whales mass-stranded at four locations around Tasmania, Australia from 1992–2006. Identifiable prey remains were recovered from 84 (74%) individuals, with 30 (26%) individuals (17 females and 13 males) having empty stomachs. Prey remains comprised 966 identifiable lower beaks and 1244 upper beaks, belonging to 17 families (26 species) of cephalopods. Ommastrephidae spp. were the most important cephalopod prey accounting for 16.9% by number and 45.6% by reconstructed mass. Lycoteuthis lorigera was the next most important, followed by Ancistrocheirus lesueurii. Multivariate statistics identified significant differences in diet among the four stranding locations. Long-finned pilot whales foraging off Southern Australia appear to be targeting a diverse assemblage of prey (�10 species dominated by cephalopods). This is compared to other similar studies from New Zealand and some locations in the Northern Hemisphere, where the diet has been reported to be primarily restricted to �3 species dominated by cephalopods. This study emphasises the importance of cephalopods as primary prey for Southern long-finned pilot whales and other marine vertebrates, and has increased our understanding of long-finned pilot whale diet in Southern Ocean waters.
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dc.identifierARTN e0206747
dc.identifier.citationPLOS ONE, 2019, 14 (1)
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0206747
dc.identifier.elements-id432358
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS)
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dc.titleStomach contents of long-finned pilot whales, Globicephala melas, mass-stranded in Tasmania
dc.typeJournal article
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