%0 Journal Article
%T Dieta del Bigu¨¢ (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) durante la primavera en el estuario de Bah¨ªa Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
%A Petracci
%A Pablo F.
%A Cereghetti
%A Joaqu¨ªn
%A Mart¨ªn
%A Julieta
%A Obed
%A Yamila S.
%J El hornero
%D 2009
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%X the spring diet of the neotropic cormorant (phalacrocorax olivaceus) in a coastal marine environment is described. this species is widely distributed in argentina and their trophic habits have been scarcely studied. paradoxically, in 1981 it was declared a "harmful species" in buenos aires province. a total of 200 pellets from adults and juveniles were collected during four visits between 2003 and 2006 in the del puerto island, bah¨ªa blanca estuary, buenos aires province, argentina. a total of 15 prey items were recorded, with teleosts fishes as the most important items in the diet. the lucerna (porichthys porosissimus), a benthic toadfish with no commercial value in this zone, was the most frequent prey.
%K bah¨ªa blanca
%K diet
%K estuary
%K neotropic cormorant
%K phalacrocorax olivaceus.
%U http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0073-34072009000200002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en