Feeding ecology of Antarctic fur seals at Cape Shirreff, South Shetlands, Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 92-98

  Osman, L P ^a   Hucke Gaete, R ^a   Moreno, C A ^a   Torres, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Depto Cie Inst Antartico Chileno   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; PINNIPED; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE;

ANTARCTICA; CAPE SHIRREFF; LIVINGSTON ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; CEPHALOPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ELECTRONA; ELECTRONA ANTARCTICA; ELECTRONA CARLSBERGI; EUPHAUSIA; EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA; GAZELLA; GYMNOSCOPELUS; GYMNOSCOPELUS NICHOLSI; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 0442329953     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-003-0555-3     Document Type: Article

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