Re: theropod scavenging

[Nick Longrich <longrich@alumni.princeton.edu>]

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> From: no go <honkietong@hotmail.com>
> To: farlow@ipfw.edu <farlow@ipfw.edu>; dinosaur@usc.edu <dinosaur@usc.edu>
> Date: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 10:13 AM
> Subject: Re: theropod scavenging
>
> Also it should be kept in mind that the grizzlies feast on the salmon run to
> build up fat for their hibernation. The availability of that food source is
> quite short (week or so?) and would not really provide much of an overall
> food source for other than that specialized use.

Pacific salmon start showing up in early summer, like late May, and 
keep coming in all summer and into the fall. There are different 
runs- Reds peak in early summer but stragglers keep coming in during 
later months, midsummer is when the bulk of the fish come in with the 
peak of the pink salmon run, and in the late summer and fall it's the 
silvers and dogs, I think kings are more common later in the year as 
well. A single area like Kodiak can have all five species, and this 
massive source of protein must contribute significantly to the growth 
of the bears.