Foraging performance and reproductive success of Humboldt penguins in relation to prey availability

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 296, Issue , 2005, Pages 173-181

  Hennicke, J C ^a   Culik, B M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

CPUE; Diving behaviour; Foraging trip duration; Gross foraging efficiency; Humboldt penguin; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS HUMBOLDTI;

EID: 23744498121     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps296173     Document Type: Article

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