Energy budget and foraging behaviour of the Cape gannet Morus capensis during the breeding season
Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === This thesis deals with the energy expenditure of free-ranging Cape gannets Morus capensis breeding at Malgas Island, South Africa. I sought to determine the energy budget of family units and to extrapolate this to the whole population....
Main Author: | Navarro-Canas, Rene Alfredo |
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Other Authors: | Underhill, Les |
Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2015
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11222 |
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