Winter migration of rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes c. chrysocome) breeding in the Southwest Atlantic: Is utilisation of different foraging areas reflected in opposing population trends?

Polar Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 735-744

  Pütz, Klemens ^a,e   Rey, Andrea Raya ^b   Schiavini, Adrián ^b   Clausen, Andrea P ^c   Lüthi, Bernhard H ^d  

^a Antarctic Research Trust   (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

^b CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS CADIC CONICET   (Argentina)

^c FALKLANDS CONSERVATION   (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

^d Antarctic Research Trust (Switzerland)   (Switzerland)

^e NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; DISPERSAL; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEABIRD; WINTER;

ARGENTINA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); BURDWOOD BANK; DRAKE PASSAGE; MAGELLAN STRAIT; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA; STATEN ISLAND [TIERRA DEL FUEGO]; TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(PRV) ARGENTINA];

AVES; EUDYPTES; EUDYPTES CHRYSOCOME; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 33746355251     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-006-0110-0     Document Type: Article

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