Parental investment and the management of an endangered penguin

Biological Conservation

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 367-378

  Edge, Kerri Anne ^a,c   Jamieson, I G ^a   Darby, J T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Otago Museum   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brood size; Cost of reproduction; Parental investment; Survival; Yellow eyed penguin

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEABIRD;

EID: 0033056513     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00113-X     Document Type: Article

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