Food items reported for Pygoscelis antarcticus
n = 11
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Cephalopods South Shetland juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Loligo Bouvet I. adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Illex Bouvet I. adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Kondakovia longimana Bouvet I. adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Teuthida Bouvet I. adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Trematomus eulepidotus (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans amphipods (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Krill South Shetland juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Brachyura Bouvet I. adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Shrimps, prawns Bouvet I. adults
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