Long-term variability in the diet and reproductive performance of penguins at Bird Island, South Georgia

Abstract Inter-annual variability in diet during crèche (December to February) over 22 years (1989–2010) was examined for gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua breeding at Bird Island, South Georgia (54°00′S, 38°03′W). Overall, diets comprised 51% crustaceans and 49% fish by mass. Crustaceans were presen...
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Autor*in:

Waluda, Claire M. [verfasserIn]

Hill, Simeon L.

Peat, Helen J.

Trathan, Philip N.

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2017

Schlagwörter:

Gentoo penguin

Macaroni penguin

Diet

Krill

Fish

South Georgia

Ecosystem monitoring

Anmerkung:

© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: Marine biology - Berlin : Springer, 1967, 164(2017), 3 vom: 04. Feb.

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:164 ; year:2017 ; number:3 ; day:04 ; month:02

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DOI / URN:

10.1007/s00227-016-3067-8

Katalog-ID:

SPR002554674

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