Foraging patterns of the Antarctic Shag Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis at Harmony Point, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Casaux, Ricardo Jorge, Bertolin M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Seabirds Group
• Subjects: CORMORANTS; FEEDING EFFORT; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; ECOSYSTEM MONITORING; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Patagonia; San Juan; South Shetland Islands; Argentino; Argentina; Ricardo; Harmony Point; Nelson Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/82675

During the 1995 and1996 summer seasons the foraging patterns of the Antarctic Shag Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis werestudied by direct observation at Harmony Point, Nelson Island, South ShetlandIslands. During pre-laying and incubation, individuals of both sexes usuallyforaged once a day, females ea...