Fish in the diet of Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) at South Georgia during winter and spring

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Author: North, A.W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 1996
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Bird Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Antarctic Science; Arctocephalus gazella
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/515215/; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102096000223

The occurrence of fish in the diet of the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) at Bird Island, South Georgia was investigated by analysis of fish otoliths in scats (faeces) collected during late May to early November 1983. Of the 55 scats examined, 49 contained fish remains, and 45 contained f...