Interannual variation in the diet of non-breeding male Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, at Isla 25 de Mayo/King George Island

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1365-1372

  Daneri, G A ^a   Carlini, A R ^b   Harrington, A ^a   Balboni, L ^c   Hernandez, C M ^d  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arctocephalus gazella; Diet; ENSO; South Shetland Islands

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MALE BEHAVIOR; PINNIPED;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; CEPHALOPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ELECTRONA ANTARCTICA; EUPHAUSIACEA; GYMNOSCOPELUS NICHOLSI; MYCTOPHIDAE; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 53249155037     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-008-0475-3     Document Type: Article

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