Pellet analysis evidences flexibility in the diet of Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) during breeding at Esperanza/Hope Bay (Antarctic Peninsula)

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Ibañez, Andres Esteban, Morales, Lara Mariel, Torres, D. S., Borghello, P., Montalti, Diego
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ANTARCTICA; BREEDING; BROWN SKUA; DIET; MARINE RESOURCES; STERCORARIUS ANTARCTICUS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentina; Esperanza; Morales; Hope Bay; Ibañez; Antarc*; Antarctica; antarcticus; Brown Skua; Pygoscelis adeliae; Stercorarius antarcticus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/215179

At Esperanza/Hope Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, breeding Brown Skuas (Stercorarius antarcticus) coexist with a breeding colony of Adélie (Pygoscelis adeliae) and Gentoo (P. papua) penguins. Previously, we reported that the principal prey consumed by Brown Skuas was penguin, however, the contribution of...