Trophodynamics of the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) in the Antarctic Peninsula: Ontogenetic changes in diet composition and prey fatty acid profiles.

The Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) is the largest notothenioid species in the Southern Ocean, playing a keystone role in the trophic web as a food source for marine mammals and a top predator in deep-sea ecosystems. Most ecological knowledge on this species relies on samples from areas w...

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Main Authors: Karina Pérez-Pezoa, César A Cárdenas, Marcelo González-Aravena, Pablo Gallardo, Alí Rivero, Vicente Arriagada, Kostiantyn Demianenko, Pavlo Zabroda, Francisco Santa Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0287376&type=printable