Modeling Flightless Galapagos Seabirds as Impacted by El Nino and Climate Change
Noteworthy species endemic to the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador are two flightless birds, the Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) and Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocrax harrisi). Both adapted increased swimming ability at the cost of flight. This however has limited their ability to find riche...
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NSUWorks
2014
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| Online Access: | http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/24 http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1260&context=occ_stuetd |