The food and energy intake rates of adult emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) rearing chicks

Antarctic Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-44

  Robertson, Graham ^a   Newgrain, Keith ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aptenodytes forsteri; Emperor penguin; Food consumption; Water influx

Indexed keywords

APTENODYTES FORSTERI;

EID: 0030019227     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102096000077     Document Type: Article

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