Comparing body condition and foraging ecology of two populations of Cape Gannets on Bird and Malgas Islands
Cape gannets (Morus capensis) are one of the dominant seabirds in the Benguela current ecosystem and feed mainly on sardines (Sardinops sagax) and anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus). Starting in the late 1990s the distribution of these fish shifted from the west coast of South Africa to the south-east...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4756 |