Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Pygoscelis adeliae

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pygoscelis adeliae

Main Ref.	Watanuki, Y., A. Kato, Y. Mori and Y. Naito, 1993
Fish stage	recruits/juv.	Mean length	none
Sample size		Percent empty
Country	Antarctica	Locality	Dronning Maud Land East
Period	January February March April May June July August September October November December Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pygoscelis adeliae

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name	Comments
0.70 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	amphipods	juv./adults	Amphipoda
57.80 %	zooplankton	plank. crust.	euphausiids	juv./adults	Euphausiacea
27.10 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Nototheniidae	Nototheniidae: Trematomus sp., Pagothenia sp..
14.40 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Pleuragramma antarcticum