Short Note: Observations of top predators foraging on fish in the pack ice of the southern Ross Sea

New micro-technology with links to satellites has revolutionized the collection of information on the foraging movements of marine animals, but observations of actual foraging are still very rare. Here we describe foraging by killer whales ( Orcinus orca (L.)), minke whales ( Balaenoptera bonaerensi...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Lauriano, Giancarlo, Vacchi, Marino, Ainley, David, Ballard, Grant
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2007
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Ross Sea
Jacquinot
Hombron
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Antarctica
Aptenodytes forsteri
Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Emperor penguins
Orca
Orcinus orca
Pygoscelis adeliae
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102007000508
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102007000508
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Summary:New micro-technology with links to satellites has revolutionized the collection of information on the foraging movements of marine animals, but observations of actual foraging are still very rare. Here we describe foraging by killer whales ( Orcinus orca (L.)), minke whales ( Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister), Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron & Jacquinot)) and emperor penguins ( Aptenodytes forsteri Gray), in all cases we believe feeding on fish, in the south-western Ross Sea, Antarctica.

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