Overlap and temporal variation in the diets of sympatric Antarctic and Subantarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus spp.) at Marion Island, Prince Edward Islands

Overlap and temporal variation in the diets of sympatric Antarctic and Subantarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus spp.) at Marion Island, Prince Edward Islands

Antarctic (Arctocephalus gazella) and Subantarctic (A. tropicalis) fur seals are important predators in the Southern Ocean. Marion Island (southern Indian Ocean) hosts the largest sympatric breeding populations of these two species. Environmental and population changes here over two decades may have...

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Main Authors: Ryan R. Reisinger, Marietjie Landman, Nonkoliso Mgibantaka, Malcolm J. Smale, Marthán N. Bester, P.J. Nico De Bruyn, Pierre A. Pistorius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2018-01-01
Series:Polar Research
Subjects:
Prey
scats
foraging
marine mammal
pinniped
Southern Ocean
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2018.1451142

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2018.1451142

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