학술논문
Observations of Giant Petrels (Macronectes sp.) Attacking and Killing Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) Pups.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*PREDATION
*PETRELS
*FUR
*SCIENTIFIC literature
*ANIMAL behavior
*COLONIES (Biology)
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Language
ISSN
0167-5427
Abstract
The article reports that Antarctic fur seals spend a majority of their lives out at sea where they are known to be preyed on by leopard seals and presumably also by killer whales and sharks. Topics include examines gap in the literature is problematic given that predation can influence population dynamics, especially terrestrial predation that mainly affects juvenile survival.