African Penguins Spheniscus demersus, bait balls and the Allee effect

Ardea

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-94

  Ryan, Peter G ^a   Edwards, Lloyd ^b   Pichegru, Lorien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Raggy Charters   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Benguela; Group foraging; Pr dation; Sardine

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; BAIT; BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PELAGIC FISH; POPULATION DENSITY; RED LIST;

ANGOLA; BENGUELA;

AVES; ENGRAULIDAE; MORUS CAPENSIS; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX CAPENSIS; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS DEMERSUS;

EID: 84862014345     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5253/078.100.0113     Document Type: Article

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