Pedalling downhill and freewheeling up; A penguin perspective on foraging

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-202

  Wilson, Rory P ^a   Shepard, Emily L C ^a   Laich, Agustina Gómez ^b   Frere, Esteban ^c   Quintana, Flavio ^b,d  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Depth; Energy expenditure; Foraging; Magellanic penguin; Prey capture; Speed; Spheniscus magellanicus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; JUNCUS; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 77949586069     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00230     Document Type: Article

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