Geographic variation in beak colouration in gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua

Polar Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 725-731

  Barbosa, Andrés ^a,b   Palacios, M J ^b   Valera, Francisco ^b   Martínez, Ana ^b,c  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Carotenoid; Colour trait; Contaminants; Gentoo penguin; Geographic variation; Krill; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTIOXIDANT; CRUSTACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT; SEABIRD; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; WEST ANTARCTICA;

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

EID: 84859439242     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-011-1117-8     Document Type: Article

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