Decline of the breeding population of Pygoscelis antarctica and Pygoscelis adeliae on Penguin Island, South Shetland, Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 651-654

  Sander, Martin ^a   Balbão, Tatiana Coelho ^a   Costa, Erli Schneider ^a   Dos Santos, Cesar Rodrigo ^a   Petry, Maria Virgínia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; POPULATION DECLINE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEABIRD;

ANTARCTICA; PENGUIN ISLAND [SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS]; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE; PYGOSCELIS ANTARCTICUS; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 33847709116     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-006-0218-2     Document Type: Article

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