Population and Breeding of the Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis Papua at Marion Island, 1994/95 – 2002/03

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 463-474

  Crawford, R J M ^a   Cooper, J ^b   Du Toit, M ^a   Greyling, M D ^c   Hanise, B ^a   Holness, C L ^a   Keith, D G ^a   Nel, J L ^d   Petersen, S L ^a   Spencer, K ^a   Tshingana, D ^a   Wolfaardt, A C ^e  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^e CAPENATURE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Gentoo penguin; Marion island; Population trend; Pygoscelis papua; Subantarctic

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MARION ISLAND; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

AVES; CATHARACTA; CATHARACTA ANTARCTICA; GALLUS GALLUS; PYGOSCELIS; PYGOSCELIS PAPUA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 0347214922     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320309504035     Document Type: Article

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