Annual variation in reproductive parameters of Adélie penguins at Edmonson Point, Victoria Land, Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-45

  Pezzo, Francesco ^a   Olmastroni, Silvia ^a   Volpi, Valerio ^a   Focardi, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ad lie penguin; Antarctica; Breeding biology; Breeding success; Pygoscelis adeliae; Ross Sea

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; EGG PRODUCTION; NEST; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; EDMONSON POINT; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; VICTORIA LAND;

PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 36148931870     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0330-y     Document Type: Article

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