Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Pygoscelis adeliae

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pygoscelis adeliae

Main Ref.	Kent, S., J. Seddon, G. Robertson and B.C. Wienecke, 1998
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	none
Sample size		Percent empty
Country	Antarctica	Locality	Wilkes Land
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
2.70 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	amphipods	juv./adults	Amphipoda
6.80 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Trematomus newnesi
41.90 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Pleuragramma antarcticum
48.30 %	zooplankton	plank. crust.	euphausiids	juv./adults	Euphausiacea
0.30 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Cephalopoda