Flipper bands modify the short-term diving behavior of little Penguins

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1348-1354

  Fallow, Pamela M ^a   Chiaradia, André ^b   Ropert Coudert, Yan ^c   Kato, Akiko ^c,d   Reina, Richard D ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Research Department   (Australia)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SUBATOMIQUES   (France)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

behavior; diving; Eudyptula minor; feather wear; flipper band; hydrodynamics; little penguins

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FEATHER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARKING METHOD; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL;

AVES; EUDYPTULA MINOR; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 77954468537     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-146     Document Type: Article

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