Necrophagous lysianassoid Amphipoda in the diet of Antarctic tern at King George Island, Antarctica
Amphipod crustaceans constituted 30% of the food biomass from the stomachs of Antarctic tern ( Sterna vittata ) captured at King George Island in three consecutive seasons. Five species of lysianassoid amphipods occurred in the material: Abyssorchomene plebs, Cheirimedon femoratus, Hippomedon kergue...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0954102099000401 2024-03-03T08:37:32+00:00 Necrophagous lysianassoid Amphipoda in the diet of Antarctic tern at King George Island, Antarctica Jażdżewski, Krzysztof Konopacka, Alicja 1999 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102099000401 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102099000401 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Antarctic Science volume 11, issue 3, page 316-321 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 Geology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Oceanography journal-article 1999 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102099000401 2024-02-08T08:29:26Z Amphipod crustaceans constituted 30% of the food biomass from the stomachs of Antarctic tern ( Sterna vittata ) captured at King George Island in three consecutive seasons. Five species of lysianassoid amphipods occurred in the material: Abyssorchomene plebs, Cheirimedon femoratus, Hippomedon kergueleni, Waldeckia obesa and Orchomenella rotundifrons. All these amphipods are known as necrophages inhabiting the upper and middle sublittoral of western Antarctic. They are commonly caught in masses in baited traps, but never occur in the littoral zone or in tidal pools. It is suggested that the source of the amphipod diet of S. vittata are seal or penguin carcasses and dead fish brought by waves to the tidal zone, serving as a bait for necrophagous amphipod crustaceans when submerged in water before stranding on the beach. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Antarctica King George Island Sterna vittata Cambridge University Press Antarctic King George Island Antarctic Science 11 3 316 321 |
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Amphipod crustaceans constituted 30% of the food biomass from the stomachs of Antarctic tern ( Sterna vittata ) captured at King George Island in three consecutive seasons. Five species of lysianassoid amphipods occurred in the material: Abyssorchomene plebs, Cheirimedon femoratus, Hippomedon kergueleni, Waldeckia obesa and Orchomenella rotundifrons. All these amphipods are known as necrophages inhabiting the upper and middle sublittoral of western Antarctic. They are commonly caught in masses in baited traps, but never occur in the littoral zone or in tidal pools. It is suggested that the source of the amphipod diet of S. vittata are seal or penguin carcasses and dead fish brought by waves to the tidal zone, serving as a bait for necrophagous amphipod crustaceans when submerged in water before stranding on the beach. |
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Necrophagous lysianassoid Amphipoda in the diet of Antarctic tern at King George Island, Antarctica |
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Necrophagous lysianassoid Amphipoda in the diet of Antarctic tern at King George Island, Antarctica |
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Necrophagous lysianassoid Amphipoda in the diet of Antarctic tern at King George Island, Antarctica |
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Necrophagous lysianassoid Amphipoda in the diet of Antarctic tern at King George Island, Antarctica |
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Necrophagous lysianassoid Amphipoda in the diet of Antarctic tern at King George Island, Antarctica |
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necrophagous lysianassoid amphipoda in the diet of antarctic tern at king george island, antarctica |
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