Diet of Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) at Stranger Point (25 de Mayo/King George Island, Antarctica) over a 13-year period (2003–2015)

• Main Authors: Juáres, Mariana Alejandra, Casaux, Ricardo Jorge, Corbalán, Aldo, Blanco, Gabriel, Pereira, G. Ariel, Perchivale, Pablo José, Coria, Néstor Rubén, Santos, María Mercedes
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Ciencias Naturales; Pygoscelis adeliae; Krill-dependent species; Prey availability; South Shetland Islands; 25 de Mayo; Antarctic; King George Island; Stranger Point; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Antarctica; Euphausia superba
• Online Access: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/133294

Knowledge of the feeding ecology of a species at local level is fundamental to determine the relationship between the fluctuations in local marine resources and population dynamics of predators. In this study, we examined the diet of Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) during the crèche stage at...