Food items reported for Balaenoptera musculus
n = 13
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Gonatus fabricii (not available) juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Moroteuthis knipovitchi Antarctica juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausia crystallorophias (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausia pacifica (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausia superba (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausia vallentini (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Meganyctiphanes norvegica (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Nyctiphanes simplex (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Thysanoessa inermis (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Thysanoessa longicaudata (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Thysanoessa longipes (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Thysanoessa raschii (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Thysanoessa spinifera (not available) juv./adults
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