Ultraviolet beak spots in King and Emperor Penguins

Condor

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 144-150

  Jouventin, Pierre ^a   Nolan, Paul M ^b   Örnborg, Jonas ^c   Dobson, F Stephen ^b  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aptenodytes; Mate choice; Ornament; Penguin; Ultraviolet reflectance

Indexed keywords

APTENODYTES; APTENODYTES FORSTERI; APTENODYTES PATAGONICUS; AVES; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 13844296582     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/7512     Document Type: Article

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