Antarctic fur seal predation on cephalopods at Marion Island

We report two observations of adult male Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, preying on large octopods at subAntarctic Marion Island during July and August 2008. If Antarctic fur seals take cephalopods opportunistically, as previously suggested, our observations may be a rare event represent...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Reisinger, Ryan R., de Bruyn, P. J.Nico, Pistorius, Pierre A., Bester, Marthán N.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctic Fur Seal
Antarctic Fur Seals
Arctocephalus gazella
Marion Island
Polar Biology
Online Access:https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/469015/
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spelling ftsouthampton:oai:eprints.soton.ac.uk:469015 2023-07-30T03:59:26+02:00 Antarctic fur seal predation on cephalopods at Marion Island Reisinger, Ryan R. de Bruyn, P. J.Nico Pistorius, Pierre A. Bester, Marthán N. 2010-04 https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/469015/ English eng Reisinger, Ryan R., de Bruyn, P. J.Nico, Pistorius, Pierre A. and Bester, Marthán N. (2010) Antarctic fur seal predation on cephalopods at Marion Island. Polar Biology, 33 (4), 571-574. (doi:10.1007/s00300-009-0731-1 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-009-0731-1>). Article PeerReviewed 2010 ftsouthampton https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-009-0731-1 2023-07-09T22:54:38Z We report two observations of adult male Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, preying on large octopods at subAntarctic Marion Island during July and August 2008. If Antarctic fur seals take cephalopods opportunistically, as previously suggested, our observations may be a rare event representing such opportunistic predation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Fur Seal Antarctic Fur Seals Arctocephalus gazella Marion Island Polar Biology University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton Antarctic Polar Biology 33 4 571 574
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description We report two observations of adult male Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, preying on large octopods at subAntarctic Marion Island during July and August 2008. If Antarctic fur seals take cephalopods opportunistically, as previously suggested, our observations may be a rare event representing such opportunistic predation.
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author Reisinger, Ryan R.
de Bruyn, P. J.Nico
Pistorius, Pierre A.
Bester, Marthán N.
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de Bruyn, P. J.Nico
Pistorius, Pierre A.
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Antarctic fur seal predation on cephalopods at Marion Island
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de Bruyn, P. J.Nico
Pistorius, Pierre A.
Bester, Marthán N.
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title_short Antarctic fur seal predation on cephalopods at Marion Island
title_full Antarctic fur seal predation on cephalopods at Marion Island
title_fullStr Antarctic fur seal predation on cephalopods at Marion Island
title_full_unstemmed Antarctic fur seal predation on cephalopods at Marion Island
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