Feeding habits of three seal species at the Danco Coast, Antarctica: A re-assessment

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Casaux, Ricardo Jorge, Bertolin, María Lila, Carlini, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTIC SEALS; DIET COMPOSITION; PREY OVERLAP; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentina; Argentino; Danco; Danco Coast; Ricardo; The Antarctic; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; Antarctic Krill; Antarctica; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Euphausia superba; Instituto Antártico Argentino; Leopard Seals; Polar Biology; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/188821

The analysis of prey overlap among Weddell, Antarctic fur and leopard seals was conducted using fecal samples collected at the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, in 1998 and 2000. The re-occurrence of prey species was moderate in samples collected in 1998, and low in 2000, and reflects resource parti...