The stomach contents of Antarctic petrels Thalassoica antarctica feeding young chicks at Scullin Monolith, Mawson Coast, Antarctica

Antarctic petrels (Thalassoica antarctica) brooding young chicks at Scullin Monolith (67°7′S, 66°42′E), Antarctica, fed fish and crustaceans (87% and 13%, respectively, on a mass basis) to their young. Amounts of solids fed were equivalent to 6.6% of the body mass of adult birds with an empty stomac...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Klages, Norbert, Gales, Rosemary, Pemberton, David
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer 1990
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarctic Ocean
Mawson Coast
Monolith
Scullin Monolith
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
E. Antarctica
Euphausia superba
Polar Biology
Thalassoica antarctica
Online Access:https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/35636/
https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/35636/1/1828.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00233704
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Summary:Antarctic petrels (Thalassoica antarctica) brooding young chicks at Scullin Monolith (67°7′S, 66°42′E), Antarctica, fed fish and crustaceans (87% and 13%, respectively, on a mass basis) to their young. Amounts of solids fed were equivalent to 6.6% of the body mass of adult birds with an empty stomach. The prey comprised species known to occur in the surface layers of the Antarctic ocean in the east wind drift, such as Pleuragramma antarcticum, Notolepis coatsi and Euphausia superba, consistent with the surface feeding habits of Antarctic petrels.

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