Parental body size affects meal size in the chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antartica)

Polar Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 358-360

  De Leon A ^a   Fargallo, J A ^a   Moreno, J ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CHINSTRAP PENQUIN; MEAL SIZE;

PYGOSCELIS ANTARCTICA;

EID: 2642645432     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050259     Document Type: Article

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