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DIET OF THE SNOW PETREL PAGODROMA NIVEA AT LAURIE ISLAND, ANTARCTICA, DURING THE 1997/98 BREEDING SEASON
Article
Date:
2001Publishing House and Editing Place:
Pacific seabird groupMagazine:
Marine Ornithology, vol. 29 (pp. 71-73) - ISSN 1018-3337Pacific seabird group
ISSN:
1018-3337Summary *
The diet of the Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea was investigated at Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, during the period January–February 1998. Stomach contents and regurgitates of adults were sampled during the chick-rearing period. Fish, followed by Antarctic Krill Euphausia superba, were the main prey throughout the sampling period. Other crustaceans and cephalopods were scarcely represented. Among fish, myctophids dominated in the diet, Electrona antarctica being the most important prey. Information provided by the agent in SIGEVAKey Words
Pagodroma niveaSnow PetreldietAntarctica