A note on swimming group size in captive African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) in relation to weather conditions

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 359-364

  Mori, Yoshihisa ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Group size; Penguin; Spheniscus demersus; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROUP SIZE; PREDATION RISK; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; WEATHER;

EID: 0033605067     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00235-4     Document Type: Article

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