The breeding biology of Eudyptes penguins with particular reference to egg-size dimorphism
The breeding biology of Macaroni Penguins Eudyptes chrysolophus and of Rockhopper Penguins E. chrysocome was studied at Marion Island (46°54'8, 37°45'E) in the austral summers of 1974-75 and 1976-77. The clutch comprises two eggs, the first-laid (A-) egg being markedly smaller than the sec...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21425 |