The diet of the Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella at Harmony Point, South Shetland Islands: evidence of oportunistic foraging on penguins?

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Casaux, Ricardo Jorge, Bellizia, L., Baroni, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag Berlín
• Subjects: https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; South Shetland Islands; Argentino; Argentina; Ricardo; Harmony Point; Nelson Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Antarctic Krill; Arctocephalus gazella; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Euphausia superba; Instituto Antártico Argentino; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/28466

The analysis of 523 scats collected at Harmony Point, Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands, from January to March in 2001 and 2002, indicated that the diet of non-breeding male Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella was diverse and composed of both pelagic and benthic-demersal prey. Overall, the...