Previous experiences with humans affect responses of Snares Penguins to experimental disturbance

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 621-631

  Ellenberg, Ursula ^a   Mattern, Thomas ^a   Houston, David M ^b   Davis, Lloyd S ^a   Seddon, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behavioural response; Eudyptes robustus; Heart rate telemetry; Human disturbance; Individual experiences; New Zealand; Snares Islands

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BREEDING SITE; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEABIRD;

NEW ZEALAND; SNARES ISLANDS;

AVES; EUDYPTES ROBUSTUS; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 84865116924     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0780-4     Document Type: Review

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