Stone-swallowing by three species of penguins at sub-Antarctic Marion Island

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-186

  de Villiers, M S ^a   de Bruyn, P J N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGESTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SEABIRD;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MARION ISLAND; OCEANIC REGIONS; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS; WORLD;

SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 25144483862     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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