Fish in the diet of the Antarctic shag at four colonies on the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Casaux, R., Baroni, A., Barrera-Oro, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2002
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; South Shetland Islands; Danco; Danco Coast; Py Point; Midas Island; Cape Herschel; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; antarcticus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095410200200055x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S095410200200055X

The diet of breeding Antarctic shags ( Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis ) was investigated at four colonies on the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, by the analysis of 616 pellets (regurgitated casts) collected from December 1997 to February 1998. Overall, demersal-benthic fish were the most frequent a...