Leopard seal diets in a rapidly warming polar region vary by year, season, sex, and body size
Abstract Background Resolving the preferred prey items and dietary proportions of leopard seals is central to understanding food-web dynamics in the rapidly-warming Antarctic Peninsula region. Previous studies have identified a wide range of prey items; however, due to anecdotal or otherwise limited...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Ecology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-020-00300-y |