Plasma chemistry of the chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarctica during fasting periods: A case of poor adaptation to food deprivation?

Polar Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-19

  Alonso Alvarez, Carlos ^a,c   Ferrer, Miguel ^a   Viñuela, Javier ^b   Amat, Juan A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA; SEABIRD;

AVES; PYGOSCELIS; PYGOSCELIS ANTARCTICA; SPHENISCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038715808     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-002-0439-y     Document Type: Article

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