Ecogeographical variation in the Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Salomon, Marc, Voisin, Jean-François
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2010
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Patagonia; New Zealand; Argentina; Chubut; Giganteus; Gough; Graham Peninsula; Antarc*; Antarctica; Giant Petrel; Macronectes giganteus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z09-134; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/Z09-134; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/Z09-134

The Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus (Gmelin, 1789); Aves, Procellariiformes), ranging from New Zealand to the Graham Peninsula and Patagonia and also from coastal Antarctica to Gough Island, displays significant geographic variation throughout its range. Six breeding provinces were ide...