Inter-colony and sex differences in the effects of parental body condition and foraging effort on the brood growth of Adélie penguins

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-98

  Watanuki, Yutaka ^a   Takahashi, Akinori ^b   Sato, Katsufumi ^c   Kato, Akiko ^c   Bost, Charles A ^d  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Body condition; Diving time; Food provisioning; Foraging distance; Seabird

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE; SPHENISCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1342333354     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-003-0108-9     Document Type: Article

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