Diet of the Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx at the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula

A total of 14 scats of the Leopard Seal were collected on ice floes close to Cierva Point, Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, during February and March 2000. Krill was the most frequent and numerous prey and also constituted the bulk of the diet; penguins and fish followed in importance by mass. Amon...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Casaux, Ricardo Jorge, Baroni, A., Ramón, A., Carlini, A., Bertolin, María Lila, Di Prinzio, Cecilia Yanina
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer
Subjects:
LEOPARD
SEAL
DIET
ANTARCTICA
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Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Patagonia
San Juan
Argentino
Argentina
Ricardo
Hydrurga
Cierva
Danco
Danco Coast
Cierva Point
Antarc*
Antarctica
Dirección Nacional del Antártico
Hydrurga leptonyx
Instituto Antártico Argentino
Leopard Seal
Polar Biology
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spelling ftconicet:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/94522 2023-10-09T21:46:04+02:00 Diet of the Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx at the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula Casaux, Ricardo Jorge Baroni, A. Ramón, A. Carlini, A. Bertolin, María Lila Di Prinzio, Cecilia Yanina application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11336/94522 eng eng Springer info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-008-0567-0 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s00300-008-0567-0 http://hdl.handle.net/11336/94522 Casaux, Ricardo Jorge; Baroni, A.; Ramón, A.; Carlini, A.; Bertolin, María Lila; et al.; Diet of the Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx at the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula; Springer; Polar Biology; 32; 2; 2-2009; 307-310 0722-4060 CONICET Digital CONICET info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/ LEOPARD SEAL DIET ANTARCTICA https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion ftconicet https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-008-0567-0 2023-09-24T18:57:44Z A total of 14 scats of the Leopard Seal were collected on ice floes close to Cierva Point, Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, during February and March 2000. Krill was the most frequent and numerous prey and also constituted the bulk of the diet; penguins and fish followed in importance by mass. Among fish, Gobionotothen gibberifrons was the most frequent prey and also predominated by mass whereas the myctophid Gymnoscopelus nicholsi was the most numerous prey. The results are compared with previous studies and the differences in the composition of the diet observed among the Leopard Seal and other seals at the study area are discussed. Fil: Casaux, Ricardo Jorge. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Interno y Culto. Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Instituto Antártico Argentino; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"; Argentina Fil: Baroni, A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica; Argentina Fil: Ramón, A. Municipalidad de Esquel. Subsecretaría de Medioambiente; Argentina Fil: Carlini, A. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Interno y Culto. Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Instituto Antártico Argentino; Argentina Fil: Bertolin, María Lila. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Di Prinzio, Cecilia Yanina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Dirección Nacional del Antártico Hydrurga leptonyx Instituto Antártico Argentino Leopard Seal Polar Biology CONICET Digital (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Patagonia San Juan Argentino Argentina Ricardo ENVELOPE(-63.033,-63.033,-64.867,-64.867) Hydrurga ENVELOPE(-61.626,-61.626,-64.145,-64.145) Cierva ENVELOPE(-60.873,-60.873,-64.156,-64.156) Danco ENVELOPE(-61.033,-61.033,-64.717,-64.717) Danco Coast ENVELOPE(-62.000,-62.000,-64.700,-64.700) Cierva Point ENVELOPE(-60.967,-60.967,-64.150,-64.150) Polar Biology 32 2 307 310
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SEAL
DIET
ANTARCTICA
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SEAL
DIET
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Ramón, A.
Carlini, A.
Bertolin, María Lila
Di Prinzio, Cecilia Yanina
Diet of the Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx at the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula
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description A total of 14 scats of the Leopard Seal were collected on ice floes close to Cierva Point, Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, during February and March 2000. Krill was the most frequent and numerous prey and also constituted the bulk of the diet; penguins and fish followed in importance by mass. Among fish, Gobionotothen gibberifrons was the most frequent prey and also predominated by mass whereas the myctophid Gymnoscopelus nicholsi was the most numerous prey. The results are compared with previous studies and the differences in the composition of the diet observed among the Leopard Seal and other seals at the study area are discussed. Fil: Casaux, Ricardo Jorge. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Interno y Culto. Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Instituto Antártico Argentino; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"; Argentina Fil: Baroni, A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica; Argentina Fil: Ramón, A. Municipalidad de Esquel. Subsecretaría de Medioambiente; Argentina Fil: Carlini, A. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Interno y Culto. Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Instituto Antártico Argentino; Argentina Fil: Bertolin, María Lila. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Di Prinzio, Cecilia Yanina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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author Casaux, Ricardo Jorge
Baroni, A.
Ramón, A.
Carlini, A.
Bertolin, María Lila
Di Prinzio, Cecilia Yanina
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Baroni, A.
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Carlini, A.
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title_full Diet of the Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx at the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula
title_fullStr Diet of the Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx at the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula
title_full_unstemmed Diet of the Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx at the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula
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