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The diet of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) from Heard Island

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posted on 2023-05-16, 09:56 authored by Slip, DJ
Stomach contents were lavaged from 76 M. leonina. Eighty-six percent of stomachs contained cephalopods of 17 species. Sixty-six percent of stomachs contained fish remains. The diet of adults differed from that of juveniles, particularly pups in their first year. Smaller seals ate smaller squid. The species and size of cephalopods eaten by these seals are similar to those of other Southern Ocean predators, particularly some beaked whales. -from Author

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Publication title

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volume

73

Issue

8

Pagination

1519-1528

ISSN

0008-4301

Department/School

School of Natural Sciences

Publisher

Natl Research Council Canada

Place of publication

Ottowa, Canada

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  • Restricted

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Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences

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