Impact of flipper-banding on breeding success of African penguins Spheniscus demersus at Robben Island: Comparisons among silicone rubber bands, stainless-steel bands and no bands

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 595-602

  Barham, P J ^a,b   Underhill, L G ^b   Crawford, R J M ^b,c   Leshoro, T M ^d   Bolton, D A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^d Robben Island Museum   (South Africa)

^e Birdworld   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African penguin; Behaviour; Drag; Effects of flipper banding; Fledging success; Silicone rubber; Spheniscus demersus; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; RUBBER; SILICONES; STAINLESS STEEL;

CAPTIVE POPULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESIGN; FLEDGING; HATCHING; ISLAND; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

AFRICA; ROBBEN ISLAND; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

AVES; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS DEMERSUS;

EID: 58149456896     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2008.30.3.12.646     Document Type: Article

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