Diet of the south polar skua Catharacta maccormicki at Cape Bird,Ross Island,Antarctica |
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| Authors: | M. J. Mund G. D. Miller |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Biology Department, University of New Mexico, 87131 Albuquerque, NM, USA |
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| Abstract: | Regurgitated pellets and fecal samples from south polar skuas Catharacta maccormicki breeding on Ross Island were analyzed for diet items. Adult penguin feathers were found in 79% of all the pellets and 42% of the fecal samples. Evidence of fish was found in 26% of the pellets and 39% of the fecal samples. The amount of refuse in the diet of skuas on Ross Island was directly related to the distance from McMurdo Station. |
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