Surviving off junk: Low-energy prey dominates the diet of African penguins Spheniscus demersus at Mercury Island, Namibia, between 1996 and 2009

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 563-572

  Ludynia, K ^a   Roux, J P ^a,b   Jones, R ^b   Kemper, J ^b,c   Underhill, L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES   (Namibia)

^c African Penguin Conservation Project   (Namibia)

Author keywords

African penguin; Bearded (pelagic) goby; Benguela upwelling system; Diet; Mercury island; Prey quality; Spheniscus demersus; Sufflogobius bibarbatus

Indexed keywords

DIET; PELAGIC FISH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR; PREY CAPTURE; PREY SELECTION; SEABIRD; STOCK COLLAPSE; TELEOST;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA CURRENT; NAMIBIA;

AVES; BARBULIFER CEUTHOECUS; SARDINOPS SAGAX; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS DEMERSUS; SUFFLOGOBIUS BIBARBATUS;

EID: 78650500348     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2010.538151     Document Type: Article

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