Spatial and temporal diet variability of Adélie (Pygoscelis adeliae) and Emperor (Aptenodytes forsteri) Penguin: a multi tissue stable isotope analysis

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Jafari, Vahideh, Maccapan, Deborah, Careddu, Giulio, Sporta Caputi, Simona, Calizza, Edoardo, Rossi, Loreto, Costantini, Maria Letizia
• Other Authors: Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Ross Sea; Guano; Antarc*; Antarctica; Aptenodytes forsteri; Emperor penguins; Polar Biology; Pygoscelis adeliae; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02925-1; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00300-021-02925-1.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-021-02925-1/fulltext.html

Abstract The Ross Sea, Antarctica, supports large populations of Emperor Penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) and Adélie Penguin ( Pygoscelis adeliae ), two key meso-predators that occupy high trophic levels. Despite these species are largely studied, little is known about their diet outside the breedin...