Cephalopod prey of the black-browed albatrossDiomedea melanophrys at South Georgia

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Rodhouse, P. G., Prince, P. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 1993
• Subjects: Antarctic; Bird Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; antarcticus; Euphausia superba; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/37618/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/37618/1/2490.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01681978

Regurgitations were collected from 41 black-browed albatross adults feeding chicks at Bird Island (54°S 38°W), South Georgia in February 1986. The samples were sorted into recognisable food categories and weighed. Cephalopods were identified by means of the lower beak, or in some cases the gladius,...