Diet composition of Adélie Penguins Pygoscelis adeliae at Hope/Esperanza Bay during 2014-2019

• Main Authors: Silvestro, Anahí Mariel, Casaux, Ricardo Jorge
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pacific Seabird Group
• Subjects: Diet composition; Pygoscelis adeliae; Antarctic Peninsula; Breeding periods; Diet during chick rearing; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentina; Esperanza; Patagonia; Ricardo; San Juan; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/241442

In this study, we obtained samples through stomach lavage to determine the diet of Adelie Penguins Pygoscelis adeliae during the guard and crèche periods at Hope/Esperanza Bay, Antarctica, during four breeding seasons (2014–2019, except 2016). Antarctic krill was the dominant prey, contributing >...