Energetics of the moult fast in female macaroni penguins Eudyptes chrysolophus

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-161

  Green, Jonathan A ^a,c   Butler, Patrick J ^a   Woakes, Anthony J ^a   Boyd, Ian L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; FASTING; MOLT; SEABIRD;

ANIMALIA; CHRYSOLOPHUS; EUDYPTES; EUDYPTES CHRYSOLOPHUS; SPHENISCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1642378951     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2004.03138.x     Document Type: Article

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