Alloparental feeding in Adélie penguins: Why is it uncommon?

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 637-643

  Beaulieu, Michaël ^a   Thierry, Anne Mathilde ^a   Maho, Yvon ^a   Ropert Coudert, Yan ^a   Ancel, André ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SUBATOMIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Alloparental care; Intergenerational conflict; Penguins

Indexed keywords

ALLOPARENTAL CARE; BODY MASS; BREEDING SITE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

ANTARCTICA;

APTENODYTES FORSTERI; APTENODYTES PATAGONICUS; PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 67649967594     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-009-0386-2     Document Type: Article

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