Body size of Eocene Antarctic penguins

Polish Polar Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 147-158

  Jadwiszczak, Piotr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allometry; Antarctica; Eocene; Penguins; Seymour Island

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; EOCENE; SEABIRD;

ANTARCTICA;

SPHENISCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0005982908     PISSN: 01380338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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