The foraging range of Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor) during winter

Emu

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 321-329

  McCutcheon, C ^a   Dann, P ^b   Salton, M ^b   Renwick, L ^b   Hoskins, A J ^a   Gormley, A M ^c   Arnould, J P Y ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Research Department   (Australia)

^c ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bass Strait; non breeding; Spheniscidae

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; COASTAL ZONE; COLONY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; MOVEMENT; RADIOTELEMETRY; SEABIRD; WINTER;

AUSTRALIA; BASS STRAIT; PHILLIP ISLAND; PORT PHILLIP BAY; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 82955240542     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU10078     Document Type: Article

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