First documentation of leopard seal predation of South Georgia pintail duck

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 403-405

  Edwards, Ewan W J ^a   Forcada, Jaume ^a   Crossin, Glenn T ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leopard seal; Pintail duck; Predation; South Georgia

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DIET; GENERALIST; PINNIPED; PREDATION; SEABIRD;

ANTARCTICA; BIRD ISLAND [SOUTH GEORGIA]; SOUTH GEORGIA;

ANAS; ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; AVES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIACEA; FELIDAE; HYDRURGA LEPTONYX; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 77950519129     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0709-z     Document Type: Article

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