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Camera-tagged Adélie penguins caught eating sea snails in East Antarctica

There are many poorly understood links in the food web, often referred to as trophic relationships. Out in East Antarctica, a previously unconfirmed link between sea snails and Adélie penguins might reveal more than meets the eye for the Southern Ocean ecosystem.

Camera-tagged Adélie penguins caught eating sea snails in East Antarctica
Image: Phys.org
There are many poorly understood links in the food web, often referred to as trophic relationships. Out in East Antarctica, a previously unconfirmed link between sea snails and Adélie penguins might reveal more than meets the eye for the Southern Ocean ecosystem.

Originally published at Phys.org

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