Ontogenetic changes in the feeding strategy of Lepidonotothen nudifrons (Pisces, Nototheniidae) off the South Shetland islands and the Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Blasina, Gabriela Elizabeth, Lopez Cazorla, Andrea Cecilia, Deli Antoni, Mariana Yanel, Bruno, Daniel Osvaldo, Delpiani, Sergio Matias, Díaz de Astarloa, Juan Martín
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
• Subjects: ANTARCTIC FISH DIET; DOMINANT PREY; FEEDING STRATEGY; FOOD WEB; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZONERELATED CHANGES; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; South Shetland Islands; Argentino; Argentina; Lopez; Antarc*; Polar Research; Copepods
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/64514

The diet and feeding strategy of Lepidonotothen nudifrons off the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula, as well as their variation in relation to ontogenetic stage (juvenile– adult) and sampling area, were determined by stomach contents analysis. Additionally, the trophic level of this...