Predation on cephalopods by Weddell seals, Leptonychotes weddellii, at Hope Bay, Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Daneri, Gustavo Adolfo, Carlini, A. R., Negri, Agustina, Allcock, A. L., Corbalán, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: Antarctic Peninsula; Cephalopods; Diet; Leptonychotes; Weddell Seals; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentino; Weddell; Argentina; Gustavo; Hope Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino; Polar Biology; Weddell Seal
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/67898

Cephalopods play a key role in marine environments as food resources for top predators such as marine mammals and seabirds. However, detailed information on their trophic relationships with Antarctic seals is scarce. The aim of the present study was to examine the cephalopod portion of the diet of a...