Observations on the thermal conductance of Adelie (Pygoscelis adeliae) and Humboldt (Spheniscus humboldti) penguins

Polar Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-73

  Luna Jorquera, G ^a   Wilson, R P ^a   Culik, B M ^a   Aguilar, R ^b   Guerra, C ^b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE; SPHENISCUS HUMBOLDTI;

EID: 0031014652     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050106     Document Type: Article

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