Regional Differences in the Diets of Adélie and Emperor Penguins in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

• Published in: Animals
• Main Authors: Seo-Yeon Hong, Jong-Ku Gal, Bo-Yeon Lee, Wu-Ju Son, Jin-Woo Jung, Hyung-Sul La, Kyung-Hoon Shin, Jeong-Hoon Kim, Sun-Yong Ha
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: stable isotope analysis; Adélie Penguin; Emperor Penguin; Ross Sea; SIAR; Veterinary medicine; SF600-1100; Zoology; QL1-991; Antarctic; Terra Nova Bay; Hallett; Cape Hallett; Inexpressible Island; Coulman Island; Cape Washington; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Antarctic silverfish; Antarctica; Aptenodytes forsteri; Emperor penguins; Euphausia superba; Pygoscelis adeliae
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11092681; https://doaj.org/article/9d6ed2eb8bf64b93b9590da89abf2152

To identify the dietary composition and characteristics of both Adélie ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) and Emperor ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) penguins at four breeding sites, we performed stable carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen (δ 15 N) isotope analysis of down samples taken from penguin chicks. Adélie Penguin chi...