Food of the emperor penguin Aptenodytes forsteri on the Antarctic fast ice edge in late winter and early spring

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Author: Green, K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 1986
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Vestfold; Vestfold Hills; Antarc*; Aptenodytes forsteri; Emperor penguins; Polar Biology; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/35116/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/35116/1/1743.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00274883

The food of emperor penguins Aptenodytes forsteri at the edge of the sea ice off the Vestfold Hills was studied by faecal analysis. Fish, crustacean, cephalopod and gastropod remains were found in 151 droppings collected between August and October 1984. The main fish identified from otoliths was Pleurogramma antarcticum with an average standard length of 129.5 mm. Amphipods increased in frequency from August to October with gammarids predominating.