Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Pygoscelis adeliae

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pygoscelis adeliae

Main Ref.	Endo, Y., H. Asari, Y. Watanuki, A. Kato, M. Kuroki and J. Nishikawa, 2002
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
0.50 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	amphipods	juv./adults	Amphipoda
37.10 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Pleuragramma antarcticum
62.40 %	zooplankton	plank. crust.	euphausiids	juv./adults	Euphausiacea