Cephalopoda as prey of juvenile Southern elephant seals at Isla 25 de Mayo/King George, South Shetland Islands

• Main Authors: Burdman,Luciana, Daneri,Gustavo A., Negrete,Javier, Mennucci,Jorge A., Marquez,Maria E. I.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2015
• Subjects: Mirounga; diet; Antarctica; 25 de Mayo; Antarctic; Filippova; isla 25 de Mayo; South Shetland Islands; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Elephant Seals; Isla 25 de Mayo; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212015000100012

The aim of the present study was to enhance the knowledge of the feeding habits of the juvenile component of the population of Southern elephant seals [Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758)] from Isla 25 de Mayo, South Shetland Islands, age class whose diet information is scarce. A total of 60 individua...