Predation on cephalopods by Pygoscelis papua and Arctocephalus gazella at South Orkney Islands

• Main Authors: Marcela M. Libertelli, Gustavo A. Daneri, Uwe Piatkowski, Nestor R. Coria, Ro R. Carlini
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Key words; Antarctica; South Orkney Islands; gentoo penguin; fur seal; cephalopods; Antarctic; Arctic; Laurie; Laurie Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Arctocephalus gazella; Gentoo penguin; Pygoscelis papua
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.614.2816; http://www.polar.pan.pl/ppr25/ppr25-267.pdf

ABSTRACT: The cephalopod diet of the gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua and the Ant− arctic fur seal, Arctocephalus gazella was comparatively analyzed at Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands. A total of 125 stomach samples were collected by the water off−loading method from gentoo penguins during the a...