Foraging movements of Magellanic penguins Spheniscus magellanicus in the Beagle Channel, Argentina, related to tide and tidal currents

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 933-943

  Raya Rey, Andrea ^a   Bost, Charles André ^b   Schiavini, Adrián ^a,c   Pütz, Klemens ^d  

^a CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS CADIC CONICET   (Argentina)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^d Antarctic Research Trust   (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

Author keywords

Foraging movements; Search strategy; Spheniscus magellanicus; Tide and tidal currents

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956681935     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0531-y     Document Type: Article

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