The trophic link between squid and the emperor penguin Aptenodytes forsteri at Pointe Géologie, Antarctica

Marine Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1187-1195

  Zimmer, Ilka ^a   Piatkowski, Uwe ^b   Brey, Thomas ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPOD; FOOD WEB; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SEABIRD; STABLE ISOTOPE; TAXONOMY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; POINTE GEOLOGIE;

ALLUROTEUTHIS ANTARCTICUS; APTENODYTES FORSTERI; CEPHALOPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIACEA; GONATUS ANTARCTICUS; KONDAKOVIA LONGIMANA; PSYCHROTEUTHIS GLACIALIS; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 34548692805     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0766-1     Document Type: Article

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