Effect of fog on the arrival time of little penguins Eudyptula minor: A clue for visual orientation?

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-233

  Chiaradia, André ^a   McBride, John ^b   Murray, Tanya ^a   Dann, Peter ^a  

^a Phillip Island Nature Park   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arrival time; Breeding colony; Eudyptula minor; Low level fog; Orientation

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FOG; VISIBILITY; VISUAL CUE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PHILLIP ISLAND; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EUDYPTULA MINOR; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 34047123670     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0125-5     Document Type: Article

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