'The Blob,' Food Supply Squeeze to Blame for Largest Seabird Die-Off : University of Washington
January 16, 2020
January 16, 2020
SEATTLE, Washington, Jan. 16 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- The University of Washington issued the following news release:
The common murre is a self-sufficient, resilient bird.
Though the seabird must eat about half of its body weight in prey each day, common murres are experts at catching the small "forage fish" they need to survive. Herring, sardines, anchovies and even juvenile salmon are no match for a hungry murre.
So when nearly one million commo . . .
The common murre is a self-sufficient, resilient bird.
Though the seabird must eat about half of its body weight in prey each day, common murres are experts at catching the small "forage fish" they need to survive. Herring, sardines, anchovies and even juvenile salmon are no match for a hungry murre.
So when nearly one million commo . . .