Feeding biology and energetics of King Aptenodytes patagonicus and Gentoo Pygoscelis papua Penguins at sub-Antarctic Marion Island

Includes bibliographies. === Adaptations of penguins for pursuit diving have resulted in reduced foraging ranges, compared to volant seabirds. However, their classification as inshore, offshore or pelagic foragers, based on rates of food provisioning to chicks, still has merit as a framework around...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adams, Nigel John
Other Authors: Siegfried, Roy
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8426