Prey of the Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella at Marion Island

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 575-581

  Makhado, A B ^a,d   Bester, M N ^a   Kirkman, S P ^c   Pistorius, P A ^a   Ferguson, J W H ^a   Klages, N T W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arctocephalus gazella; Frequency of occurrence; Numerical abundance; Otoliths; Prey species

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CEPHALOPOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; FISH; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ISLAND; PINNIPED; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MARION ISLAND; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; CEPHALOPODA; CRUSTACEA; ELECTRONA CARLSBERGI; GEMPYLIDAE; GYMNOSCOPELUS PIABILIS; MICROSTOMATIDAE; MYCTOPHIDAE; NAUTICARIS MARIONIS; NOTOSUDIDAE; PARALEPIDIDAE; PARANOTOTHENIA MAGELLANICA; PISCES; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 43749122578     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0391-y     Document Type: Article

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