The relative importance of cisco ( Coregonus artedi ) in the diets of common loons ( Gavia immer ) among a set of cisco refuge lakes in Minnesota

• Published in: Canadian journal of zoology Vol. 101; no. 11; pp. 1004 - 1016
• Main Authors: Kenow, Kevin P., Lor, Yer, Holbrook, Beth V., Fara, Luke J., Houdek, Steven C., Tajjioui, Tariq, Gray, Brian R., Jacobson, Peter C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa Canadian Science Publishing NRC Research Press 01.11.2023
• Subjects: Aquatic birds; Coregonus artedi; Diet; DNA barcoding; Environmental DNA; Feces; Fish; Foraging behavior; Gavia immer; Habitats; Lakes; Notropis volucellus; Predation; Prey; Surface water; Water quality; United States > US; Minnesota

Common loon ( Gavia immer (Brünnich, 1764)) foraging patterns and the relative importance of cisco ( Coregonus artedi Lesueur, 1818) in the diets of loons were evaluated for the Whitefish Chain of Lakes, a set of coldwater cisco refuge lakes in Minnesota, USA. Environmental DNA metabarcoding of loon...