The breeding ecology of Magellanic Penguins at Cabo Virgenes, Argentina: What factors determine reproductive success?

Waterbirds

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 205-210

  Frere, Esteban ^a,b   Gandini, Patricia ^a,b   Boersma, Dee ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

^b Fundacion Patagonia Natural   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Magellanic Penguin; Nest desertion; Patagonia; Weather

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARGENTINA;

SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 0032311092     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1521907     Document Type: Article

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