Nest-site characteristics and reproductive success in Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus)

Auk

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 34-49

  Stokes, David L ^a   Boersma, P Dee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGELLANIC PENGUIN; NEST COVER; NEST SITE CHARACTERISTICS; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; THERMAL STRESS;

SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 0031906990     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089109     Document Type: Article

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