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1 Marine Ecology, June 2, 2008 Marine Birds (briefly)/Marine Mammals (Antarctic et al…)

2 South polar skua

3 Black-browed albatross Feeds primarily on krill! Black-browed albatross Photo: K. Haberman

4 Feeds primarily on krill “Gack” defense by young Southern giant petrel Photo: K. Haberman

5 Wilson’s storm petrel “Jesus birds”: feed on near-surface zooplankton (smaller krill species, copepods, amphipods) Wilson’s storm petrel Photo: K. Haberman

6 Blue-eyed shag (cormorants) Feed on fish and squid; deep divers Have heavy bones like penguins Blue-eyed shag Photos: K. Haberman

7 Kelp gulls Limpet eaters! Kelp gulls Photo: K Haberman

8 Order Pinnipedia

9 Order Pinnipedia, Family Phocidae Crabeater seal Photo: Karen Haberman

10 Crabeater seal skull showing krill eater teeth!

11 Elephant seals

12 Order Pinnipedia, Family Phocidae Leopard seal Photo: Karen Haberman

13 Order Pinnipedia, Family Phocidae Weddell seal Photo: Karen Haberman

14 Order Pinnipedia, Family Otariidae Southern fur seal (related to sea lions) Photo: Karen Haberman

15 Order Pinnipedia, Family Odobenidae Walrus

16 Order Cetacea Suborder Mysticeti: Overview Baleen in upper jaw Keratin- based Right whale baleen; photographer unknown

17 Humpback Whale Photo: H-C travel

18 Order Cetacea; Suborder Mysticeti Humpback Whale Photo: K. Haberman

19 Humpback migrations Note split of Australian population  Recent incident: “lost” males and song change http://migration.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/migration.gif

20 Order Cetacea; Suborder Mysticeti Minke Whale Photo: Project Atlantis

21 Order Cetacea; Suborder Mysticeti Blue Whale Photo: Project Atlantis

22 Order Cetacea; Suborder Odontoceti Family Delphinidae Orca Photo: NOAA

23 Orcas, Sea otters Sea urchins Kelp What changed ~1990?

24 Springer et al., 2003


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