Spatial and temporal variation of diet within a presumed metapopulation of Adélie Penguins

Condor

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 95-106

  Ainley, David G ^a   Ballard, Grant ^a,b   Barton, Kerry J ^c   Karl, Brian J ^c   Rau, Greg H ^d   Ribic, Christine A ^e   Wilson, Peter R ^c  

^a H T HARVEY AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ad lie Penguin; Antarctic; Colony choice; Diet quality; Diet variation; Pygoscelis adeliae; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

CATHARACTA; EUPHAUSIACEA; PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE; SPHENISCIDAE; STERCORARIUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037327153     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2003)105[95:SATVOD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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