Fish prey of Weddell seals, Leptonychotes weddellii, at Hope Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, during the late summer

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Daneri, Gustavo Adolfo, Negri, Agustina, Coria, Néstor Rubén, Negrete, Javier, Libertelli, Marcela Mónica, Corbalán, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; DIET; ENSO; FISH; LEPTONYCHOTES; PLEURAGRAMMA; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentino; Weddell; Argentina; Gustavo; Hope Bay; Antarc*; Antarctic silverfish; Antarctica; Polar Biology; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/93207

The study of the feeding habits of Weddell seals, Leptonychotes weddellii, in the area of west Antarctic Peninsula is essential to understand the role they play in the marine food webs, especially considering that this is one of the regions most affected by climate change. With the aim of detecting...