Foraging effort in Magellanic penguins in coastal Patagonia, Argentina

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 464, Issue , 2012, Pages 273-287

  Sala, J E ^a   Wilson, R P ^b   Frere, E ^c,d   Quintana, F ^a,d  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Centro de Investigaciones Puerto Deseado (UNPA CONICET)   (Argentina)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Foraging effort; GPS tracking; Magellanic penguin; Patagonia; Population trends; Spheniscus magellanicus

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GPS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; TRACKING;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA;

SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 84866638216     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09887     Document Type: Article

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