Fish prey of Weddell seals, Leptonychotes weddellii , at Hope Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, during the late summer

• Main Authors: Daneri, Gustavo Adolfo, Negri, Agustina, Coria, Néstor Rubén, Negrete, Javier, Libertelli, Marcela M., Corbalán, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Ciencias Naturales; Leptonychotes; Fish; Diet; Pleuragramma; Antarctic Peninsula; ENSO; Antarctic; Hope Bay; The Antarctic; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctic silverfish; Antarctica; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/134062

The study of the feeding habits of Weddell seals, Leptonychotes weddellii , in the area of west Antarctic Peninsula is essential to understand the role they play in the marine food webs, especially considering that this is one of the regions most affected by climate change. With the aim of detecting...