TY - JOUR N2 - The diet of the unsexed breeding Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae Hombron et Jacquinot, 1841) was investigated during three consecutive chick rearing periods, from 1996–97 to 1998–99, on Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands (60°46’S, 44°42’W), Antarctica. This analysis showed that during the whole sampling period, Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba Dana, 1852) represented the predominant prey in terms of frequency of occurrence, mass, and number. The hyperiid amphipod Themisto gaudichaudii (Guerin-Méneville, 1825) was present in small amounts. Electrona antarctica (Gunter, 1878), Trematomus newnesi (Boulenger, 1902) and larval stages of Nototheniidae constituted the bulk of the fish portion, particularly during the 1997/98 and 1998/99 breeding periods. This study is the first examination of the Adélie penguin diet at Laurie Island. It is important to recognize, however, the importance of knowing the sex of the penguins being sampled and that prey composition may vary during the breeding season and from one year to the next. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/110671/PDF/ppr24-133.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/110671 PY - 2003 IS - No 2 EP - 142 KW - Antarctic KW - South Orkney Islands KW - Adélie penguin KW - diet A1 - Libertelli, Marcela M. A1 - Coria, Nestor A1 - Marateo, Germán PB - Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee on Polar Research VL - vol. 24 DA - 2003 T1 - Diet of the Adélie penguin during three consecutive chick rearing periods at Laurie Island SP - 133 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/110671 T2 - Polish Polar Research ER -