Foods of the South Polar Skua Catharacta maccormickii at Ardery Island, Windmill Islands, Antarctica
South Polar skuas (Catharacta maccormicki) breed on Ardery Island in the absence of a local breeding population of Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae). Assessment was made of the food remains in skua feeding territories in 1995/1996. The diet of South Polar skuas largely consisted of fulmarine petr...
Published in: | Polar Biology |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2001
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Online Access: | https://eprints.utas.edu.au/11607/ https://eprints.utas.edu.au/11607/1/Baker_%26_Barbraud_2001_skua_foods.pdf https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000000163 |