Size-related dietary changes observed in the squid<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Moroteuthis ingens</Emphasis> at the Falkland Islands: stomach contents and fatty-acid analyses |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Katrina?L?PhillipsEmail author Peter?D?Nichols George?D?Jackson |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 77, Tasmania 7001 Hobart, Australia;(2) CSIRO Marine Research, GPO Box 1538, Tasmania 7001 Hobart, Australia;(3) Antarctic CRC, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 80, Tasmania 7001 Hobart, Australia |
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Abstract: | Dietary composition of the onychoteuthid squid Moroteuthis ingens at the Falkland Islands was related to predator size, as shown by stomach contents and fatty-acid analyses. Comparisons were made between two size classes of squid: those of mantle length <200 mm and those of mantle length >200 mm. Smaller squid had frequently consumed crustaceans and cephalopods; fish were of secondary importance. Larger squid consumed mostly fish and moderate amounts of cephalopods, but had rarely consumed crustaceans. These findings were supported by comparisons drawn between digestive-gland fatty-acid profiles and the fatty-acid profiles of potential prey species. Fatty-acid analyses indicated that the crustaceans Euphausia lucens, Munida gregaria and Themisto gaudichaudii were important prey items of smaller squid, whereas stomach content and fatty-acid analyses indicated that Gymnoscopelus nicholsi of around 100 mm standard length represented much of the fish prey of larger squid. |
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