Evaluating the relative importance of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the foraging activity of top predators: A case study on female little penguins

Marine Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 715-722

  Zimmer, I ^a,b   Ropert Coudert, Y ^a,b   Poulin, N ^a,b   Kato, A ^a,b,c   Chiaradia, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SUBATOMIQUES   (France)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^d Research Department   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BREEDING SEASON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MATE GUARDING; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEABIRD; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ANIMALIA; EUDYPTULA MINOR; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 79952991613     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-010-1594-2     Document Type: Article

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