Subcolony characteristics and breeding performance in the chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarctica

Ardeola

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-29

  De Neve, Liesbeth ^a   Fargallo, Juan A ^a   Polo, Vicente ^a   Martín, José ^a   Soler, Manuel ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bill size; Colonial breeding; Egg size; Flipper length; Hatching date; Hatching success; Nest placement; Nest size; Penguins

Indexed keywords

PYGOSCELIS ANTARCTICUS; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 53049098237     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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