Aspects of the foraging behaviour of the Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata gaini at Harmony Point, South Shetland Islands

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 327-331

  Casaux, R ^a,b,f   Baroni, A ^c   Ramon A ^d   Favero, M ^b,e   Silva, P ^e  

^a INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d Municipalidad de Esquel ^*  (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antarctic Tern; Antarctica; Diet composition

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIURNAL VARIATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION; PREY CAPTURE; PREY PREFERENCE; SEABIRD;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

AMPHIPODA; CATHARACTA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ELECTRONA ANTARCTICA; EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA; GAMMARIDEA; MYCTOPHIDAE; NOTOTHENIA CORIICEPS; STERNA VITTATA;

EID: 38049067673     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0362-3     Document Type: Article

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