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Benthic diatoms from Potter Cove, 25 de Mayo (King George) Island, Antarctica: mucilage and glucan storage as a C-source for limpets
(Elsevier, 2018-03)
Biofilms were allowed to develop on ceramic tiles placed in closed containers on the shore of Potter Cove, 25 de Mayo (King George) Island. Water pumping from the cove inside the containers extended for 25 days. Diatoms ...
Lousy big guys: Lepidophthirus macrorhini infesting seals from Antarctica
(Springer, 2017-10)
The present work represents a contribution to the ecology of a little known host parasite association, i.e. sucking lice and Antarctic seals. The information available regarding the health status of Antarctic seals is ...
Responses of Pygoscelis adeliae and P. papua populations to environmental changes at Isla 25 de Mayo (King George Island)
(Springer, 2009-10)
As part of a monitoring study of Adélie and Gentoo penguin colonies, birds occupying nests with eggsand chicks in crèches were counted annually from the 1995/1996 to the 2006/2007 seasons at Stranger Point, Isla 25 de Mayo ...
Interannual variation in the diet of non-breeding male Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, at Isla 25 de Mayo/King George Island
(Springer, 2008-10)
The diet of non-breeding male Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, was investigated at Stranger Point, King George Island, through the analysis of scats during three consecutive summer seasons (1996, 1997, 1998). ...
The feeding habits of the Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina, at Isla 25 de Mayo/King George Island, South Shetland Islands
(Springer, 2015-05)
The Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) is a major consumer from the Southern Ocean. This species is highly sexually dimorphic and frequently exhibits resource partitioning according to sex and/or age classes. This ...
Mid-Holocene skua remains from King George Island, Antarctica
(Springer Heidelberg, 2010-04)
Seven avian remains from Mid-Holocene strata of the south-eastern coast of Potter Peninsula (King George Island: Isla 25 de Mayo, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica) are reported. They were described and assigned to the ...
Diet of Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) at Stranger Point (25 de Mayo/King George Island, Antarctica) over a 13-year period (2003–2015)
(Springer, 2017-08)
Knowledge of the feeding ecology of a species at local level is fundamental to determine the relationship between the fluctuations in local marine resources and population dynamics of predators. In this study, we examined ...