Physiological and reproductive consequences of human disturbance in Humboldt penguins: The need for species-specific visitor management

Biological Conservation

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-106

  Ellenberg, Ursula ^a,c   Mattern, Thomas ^c   Seddon, Philip J ^c   Jorquera, Guillermo Luna ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ZONAS ÁRIDAS CEAZA   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chile; Ecotourism; Habituation; Heart rate telemetry; Human disturbance; Spheniscus humboldti

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; DISTURBANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

CANADA; HUMBOLDT; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS HUMBOLDTI; SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 33748552340     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.05.019     Document Type: Article

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