Temporal variation in the summer diet of the weddell seal, leptonychotes weddellii, at hope bay, antarctic peninsula

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Negri, A., Daneri, Gustavo Adolfo, Coria, N. R., Corbalán, A., Negrete, Javier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ANTARCTICA; DIET; HOPE BAY; LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentino; Weddell; Argentina; Gustavo; Hope Bay; Coria; Antarc*; Antarctica; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/221211

The study of the feeding habits of Weddell seals, Leptonychotes weddellii, in the Antarctic Peninsula region is essential to understand their ecological role in the marine food webs, especially considering that this is one of the geographical areas most affected by climate change. The aims of this s...