Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Pygoscelis adeliae

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pygoscelis adeliae

Main Ref.	Kato, A., Y. Watanuki and Y. Naito, 2003
Fish stage	juv./adults	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
47.20 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Pagothenia borchgrevinki
5.60 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	n.a./other benth. crustaceans	juv./adults	Crustacea
47.20 %	zooplankton	plank. crust.	euphausiids	juv./adults	Euphausiacea