Growth and survival of chicks in relation to nest attendance patterns of little penguins (Eudyptula minor) at Oamaru and Motuara Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-269

  Numata, Mihoko ^a   Davis, Lloyd S ^a   Renner, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body condition; Chick growth; Chick survival; Eudyptula minor; Foraging trip; Guard stage; Little penguin; Nest attendance

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH; NEST GUARDING; PARENTAL CARE; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MARLBOROUGH; MOTUARA ISLAND; NEW ZEALAND; OAMARU; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND; WORLD;

EUDYPTULA; EUDYPTULA MINOR; GALLUS GALLUS; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 7644241125     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2004.9518379     Document Type: Article

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