A comparative study of Phoebetria albatrosses' interactions with mesoscale oceanographic features south of the African continent

Two sympatric Phoebetria albatrosses, P. fusca and palpebrata breeding at Marion Island in the South Indian Ocean were studied. Adult individuals were tracked between 2008 and 2011. The study examined the foraging distribution of the two species in relation to environmental parameters such as sea su...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rasehlomi, Tshikana Phillip
Other Authors: Rouault, Mathieu
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20005