The cephalopod prey of the Weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddellii, a biological sampler of the Antarctic marine ecosystem

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Negri, A., Daneri, G. A., Ceia, F., Vieira, R., Cherel, Y., Coria, N. R., Corbalán, A., Xavier, J. C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Weddell; Hope Bay; Antarc*; Polar Biology; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/512053/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/512053/1/Negri%20et%20al%20-%20The%20cephalopod%20prey%20of%20the%20Weddell%20Seal.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-015-1794-9

Weddell seals, Leptonychotes weddellii, are important apex predators in the food web of the Antarctic marine ecosystem. However, detailed information on their trophic relationships with cephalopods is scarce. Moreover, cephalopods play a key role in the marine environment, but knowledge of their fee...