Otolith chemistry is more accurate than otolith shape in identifying cod species (genus Pseudophycis) in the diet of Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus)

Jodie Kemp; Stephen E Swearer; Gregory P Jenkins; Simon Robertson

Journal article

Otolith chemistry is more accurate than otolith shape in identifying cod species (genus Pseudophycis) in the diet of Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus)

Jodie Kemp, Stephen E Swearer, Gregory P Jenkins, Simon Robertson

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences | CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING, NRC RESEARCH PRESS | Published : 2011

DOI: 10.1139/F2011-088

University of Melbourne Researchers

Gregory Jenkins Author Biosciences

Stephen Swearer Author Biosciences

Grants

Funding Acknowledgements

Many thanks go to R. Kirkwood for providing Pseudophycis species otoliths that had been consumed by Australian fur seals at Phillip Island; B. Cull, T. van Boom, W. Cheers, and J. Webster for providing Pseudophycis species from Bass Strait commercial catch samples; and R. Watson for assistance with fieldwork. This study was funded by the Phillip Island Nature Park and the University of Melbourne.