Effects of food availability on fledging condition and post-fledging survival in king penguin chicks

Polar Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 161-165

  Olsson, Olof ^a,b,c  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; FLEDGING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; KING PENGUIN; PENGUIN CHICKS; SURVIVAL;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH GEORGIA;

APTENODYTES PATAGONICUS;

EID: 0030864872     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050172     Document Type: Article

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