The diet of the South Georgia shag Phalacrocorax georgianus at South Orkney Islands in five consecutive years

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Casaux, Ricardo Jorge, Ramon, Analia Ines
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: FOOD AVAILABILITY; BIVALVE; ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATION; BREEDING SEASON; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentino; Argentina; South Orkney Islands; Laurie; Ricardo; Antarc*; antarcticus; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino; Laurie Island; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/97289

The diet of the South Georgia shag Phalacrocorax georgianus at Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands, was studied by the analysis of 420 pellets (regurgitated casts) collected from the 1995 to 1999 breeding seasons. Demersal-benthic fish were by far the main prey, followed by molluscs (mainly octopods...