Diet of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella at the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Casaux, Ricardo Jorge, Baroni, Paola Andrea, Ramon, Analia Ines
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: BIVALVE; POLYCHAETE; ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; FISH PREY; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; South Shetland Islands; Argentino; Argentina; Ricardo; Danco; Danco Coast; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; Antarctica; Arctocephalus gazella; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/102119

The diet of non-breeding male Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, was investigated at the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, by the analysis of 31 and 149 scats collected from January to March 1998 and 2000, respectively. Overall, fish and krill, followed by penguins and squids, were the most...