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ABSTRACT: Although crabeater seals Lobodon carcinophaga are among the most abundant con-sumers of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba, their diet has rarely been studied throughout most of the species’ range. Using δ13C and δ15N values in vibrissae from 53 seals, we examined the trophic
Paul Koch. 2012. Although crabeater seals Lobodon carcinophaga are among the most abundant consumers of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba, their diet has rarely been studied throughout most of the species’ range.
30 maj 2012 · The diets and trophic interactions among Weddell, crabeater, Ross, and leopard seals in the eastern Ross Sea, Antarctica, were investigated by the use of stable isotope techniques and revealed distinct differences between Antarctic phocids and the northern seal species.
Diet of a specialist in a changing environment: the crabeater seal along the western Antarctic Peninsula
27 kwi 2020 · Crabeater seals exhibit extreme dietary specialization, feeding almost exclusively on Antarctic krill. This specialization has inextricably linked habitat use, life history and evolution of...
1 lip 1988 · PDF | Stomach contents of crabeater (Lobodon carcinophagus) and leopard (Hydrurga leptonyx) seals collected in the pack ice west of the antarctic... | Find, read and cite all the research you...
crabeater seals owing to their remote pack-ice habitat in the Antarctic and because few animals have ever been held in captivity (Ross et al. 1976). The principal food of crabeater seals in the Antarctic is euphausiid crustaceans although fish and other prey items have also been identi-
