Evidence for feeding on seabirds by the Southern Ocean ommastrephid squid Todarodes filippovae
A unique and rare event of consumption of a seabird (aviphagy) was recorded for a Southern Ocean squid in Australian waters.Petrel remains were identified in the stomach contents of a large (518 mm Mantle Length, 3.4 kg) female ommastrephid squid, Todarodesfilippovae (Adam 1975) captured off the sou...
| Published in: | American Malacological Bulletin |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Amer Malacological Soc
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4003/006.038.0204 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/142561 |
| Summary: | A unique and rare event of consumption of a seabird (aviphagy) was recorded for a Southern Ocean squid in Australian waters.Petrel remains were identified in the stomach contents of a large (518 mm Mantle Length, 3.4 kg) female ommastrephid squid, Todarodesfilippovae (Adam 1975) captured off the southern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The remains were identified as to being from either a fairyprion Pachyptila turtur or white-faced storm petrel Pelagodroma marina . This unique observation expands the evidence for aviphagy recordedin other cephalopods to now include squid. |
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