Maiden journey of fledgling emperor penguins from the mawson coast, east Antarctica

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 410, Issue , 2010, Pages 269-282

  Wienecke, B ^a   Raymond, B ^a   Robertson, G ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emperor penguins; Fledglings; Maiden voyage; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

COLONY; DISPERSAL; FLEDGING; OCEANIC FRONT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE; SEABIRD; SEASONALITY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MAWSON COAST; TAYLOR GLACIER;

APTENODYTES FORSTERI; AVES; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 77955917238     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08629     Document Type: Article

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