The diet of the Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddelli at Harmony Point, South Shetland Islands

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Casaux, R., Baroni, A., Carlini, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 1997
• Subjects: Harmony Point; Nelson Island; South Shetland Islands; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Leptonychotes weddelli; Polar Biology; Weddell Seal
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/51791/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/51791/1/Casaux1997_Article_TheDietOfTheWeddellSealLeptony.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050202

A total of 41 faeces and 5 vomits of the Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddelli was collected at Harmony Point, Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands, from 14 January to 1 February 1996. The diet indicated by the remains in the samples was diverse and comprised both pelagic and benthic-demersal species...