Climate fluctuation effects on breeding of blue penguins (Eudyptula minor)

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 261-267

  Perriman, Lyndon ^a   Houston, Dave ^a   Steen, Harald ^b   Johannesen, Edda ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blue penguin; Breeding success; Climate fluctuations; El Ni o; Eudyptula minor; Southern Oscillation Index

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; EL NINO; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LA NINA; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

NEW ZEALAND;

EUDYPTULA MINOR;

EID: 0034481059     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2000.9518234     Document Type: Article

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