Inspiration by Magellanic penguins: Reduced swimming effort when under pressure

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 278, Issue , 2004, Pages 303-307

  Wilson, Rory P ^a   Zimmer, Ilka ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air breathing; Buoyancy; Locomotor costs; Penguins

Indexed keywords

MARINE MAMMAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEABIRD; SWIMMING;

AVES; MAMMALIA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 6044263843     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps278303     Document Type: Article

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