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: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: stable isotope analysis; Adélie Penguin; Emperor Penguin; Ross Sea; SIAR; Antarctic; Cape Hallett; Cape Washington; Coulman Island; Hallett; Inexpressible Island; Terra Nova Bay; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Antarctic silverfish; Antarctica; Aptenodytes forsteri; Emperor penguins; Euphausia superba; Pygoscelis adeliae
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11092681

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 (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope analysis of down samples taken from penguin chicks. Adélie Penguin chicks at C...