Food items reported for Pygoscelis adeliae
n = 50
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish unspecified squids (not available) juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Loligo Terre Adélie adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Illex Terre Adélie adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Kondakovia longimana Terre Adélie adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Psychroteuthis glacialis Antarctica juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Teuthida Terre Adélie adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified bony fish (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pleuragramma antarcticum Antarctica juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Trematomus newnesi Antarctica juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Chaenodraco wilsoni Antarctica adults
nekton finfish bony fish Channichthyidae Balleny Is. adults
nekton finfish bony fish Chionodraco sp. (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Electrona antarctica (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pagothenia borchgrevinki (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pagothenia sp. (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Trematomus eulepidotus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Trematomus sp. (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified Collembola (not available) juv./adults
others others n.a./others Others (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unspecified Bangiaceae (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unspecified Palmariaceae (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unspecified Phaeophyceae (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants unspecified Caryophyllales (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods unspecified amphipods (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Cyllopus lucasii Antarctica juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Hyperia macrocephala Antarctica juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods unspecified Asellota (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans amphipods (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods unspecified ostracods (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns unspecified Pleocyemata (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks octopi unspecified octopus (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges unspecified sponges (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unspecified Canalipalpata (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids unspecified Anthomedusae (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids unspecified Scyphozoa (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unspecified Ctenophora (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unspecified Pteropoda (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unspecified salps (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unspecified siphonophores (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids unspecified krill (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausia crystallorophias Antarctica juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausia superba Antarctica juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids unspecified opossum shrimps (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Brachyura Bouvet I. adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Shrimps, prawns Bouvet I. adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unspecified Calanoida (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unspecified Cyclopoida (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unspecified Harpacticoida (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unspecified Siphonostomatoida (not available) juv./adults
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