Nest size and hatchling sex ratio in chinstrap penguins

Polar Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 339-343

  Fargallo, Juan A ^a   Dávila, José A ^b   Potti, Jaime ^c   De León, Ana ^d   Polo, Vicente ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HATCHING; NEST STRUCTURE; NESTING; PREDICTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEABIRD; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

PYGOSCELIS ANTARCTICA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 2942720776     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-004-0596-2     Document Type: Article

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