Daily activity and minimum food requirements during winter for gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1579-1590

  Hinke, Jefferson T ^a,b   Trivelpiece, Wayne Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Archival tag; Euphausia superba; Pygoscelis; Seasonality; Winter consumption

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; COLONY; CRUSTACEAN; DIURNAL VARIATION; FOOD SUPPLY; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; MOLT; MONITORING; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEABIRD; SEASONALITY; WINTER;

ANTARCTICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; SCOTIA SEA; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA; PYGOSCELIS; PYGOSCELIS PAPUA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 80052720761     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-011-1018-x     Document Type: Article

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