The Feeding Peculiarities of the Antarctic Seals in the Region of the Archipelago of Argentina Islands

• Main Author: Dykyy, I.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Національний антарктичний науковий центр МОН України 2009
• Subjects: Біологічні дослідження; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Weddell; Argentina; Argentine; Argentine Islands; Antarc*; Arctocephalus gazella; Crabeater Seal; Euphausia superba; Leptonychotes weddelli; Lobodon carcinophagus; Southern Fur Seal; Weddell Seal
• Online Access: http://dspace.nbuv.gov.ua/handle/123456789/128573

The detailed analysis of a food of the Antarctic species of seals around Argentine islands archipelago, that was spent through out 11 Ukrainian Antarctic expedition (2006-2007), has shown that krill (Euphausia superba) is the main type of food for the major species of seals in region. Krill makes 97...