Foraging strategy of King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) during summer at the Crozet Islands

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1905-1921

  Putz K ^a,c   Wilson, R P ^a   Charrassin, J B ^b   Raclot, T ^b   Lage, J ^b   Maho, Y L E ^b   Kierspel, M A M ^a   Culik, B M ^a   Adelung, D ^a  

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

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Antarctic Research Trust   (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

Author keywords

Aptenodytes patagonicus; Diving activity; Feeding behavior; Food mass; Foraging range; Foraging strategy; Global location sensor; King Penguin; Multiple channel recorders; Stomach temperature archival units; Swim speed

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SUMMER;

CROZET ISLANDS; INDIAN OCEAN; POSSESSION ISLAND;

APTENODYTES PATAGONICUS; AVES; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031717291     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/176698     Document Type: Article

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