The diet of the Weddell Seal Leptonychotes weddellii at the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula

• Main Authors: Casaux, Ricardo Jorge, Baroni, A., Ramón, Analía Inés
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Biología; Antarctic Peninsula; Fish Prey; South Shetland Island; Antarctic Krill; Weddell Seal; Antarctic; Cierva; Cierva Point; Danco; Danco Coast; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/132480

The diet of the Weddell Seal Leptonychotes weddellii at the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, was investigated by the analysis of 105 and 39 faeces collected at beaches surrounding Cierva Point during January–March 1998 and 2000, respectively. The diet was diverse and composed of both pelagic and be...