Some observations on Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) mortality in East Antarctica

The postmortem findings of an adult male Adelie penguin found at Magnetic Island, East Antarctica, demonstrating a premortem wound in addition to those consistent with an attack and scavenging by south polar skuas, are described. Other causes of mortality are discussed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McFarlane, R. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1996
Subjects:
East Antarctica
Magnetic Island
Adelie penguin
Antarc*
Antarctica
Pygoscelis adeliae
South Polar Skuas
Online Access:https://researchprofiles.canberra.edu.au/en/publications/c805255b-a0fe-4a7a-a9be-b26e934faaca
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spelling ftcanberrauncris:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/c805255b-a0fe-4a7a-a9be-b26e934faaca 2023-05-15T13:04:31+02:00 Some observations on Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) mortality in East Antarctica McFarlane, R. A. 1996-03 https://researchprofiles.canberra.edu.au/en/publications/c805255b-a0fe-4a7a-a9be-b26e934faaca http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0007730545&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess McFarlane , R A 1996 , ' Some observations on Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) mortality in East Antarctica ' , Avian Pathology , vol. 25 , no. 1 , pp. 187-190 . article 1996 ftcanberrauncris 2022-09-25T07:22:07Z The postmortem findings of an adult male Adelie penguin found at Magnetic Island, East Antarctica, demonstrating a premortem wound in addition to those consistent with an attack and scavenging by south polar skuas, are described. Other causes of mortality are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Adelie penguin Antarc* Antarctica East Antarctica Pygoscelis adeliae South Polar Skuas Magnetic Island University of Canberra Research Portal East Antarctica Magnetic Island ENVELOPE(77.909,77.909,-68.543,-68.543)
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description The postmortem findings of an adult male Adelie penguin found at Magnetic Island, East Antarctica, demonstrating a premortem wound in addition to those consistent with an attack and scavenging by south polar skuas, are described. Other causes of mortality are discussed.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author McFarlane, R. A.
spellingShingle McFarlane, R. A.
Some observations on Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) mortality in East Antarctica
author_facet McFarlane, R. A.
author_sort McFarlane, R. A.
title Some observations on Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) mortality in East Antarctica
title_short Some observations on Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) mortality in East Antarctica
title_full Some observations on Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) mortality in East Antarctica
title_fullStr Some observations on Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) mortality in East Antarctica
title_full_unstemmed Some observations on Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) mortality in East Antarctica
title_sort some observations on adelie penguin (pygoscelis adeliae) mortality in east antarctica
publishDate 1996
url https://researchprofiles.canberra.edu.au/en/publications/c805255b-a0fe-4a7a-a9be-b26e934faaca
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Magnetic Island
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Magnetic Island
genre Adelie penguin
Antarc*
Antarctica
East Antarctica
Pygoscelis adeliae
South Polar Skuas
Magnetic Island
genre_facet Adelie penguin
Antarc*
Antarctica
East Antarctica
Pygoscelis adeliae
South Polar Skuas
Magnetic Island
op_source McFarlane , R A 1996 , ' Some observations on Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) mortality in East Antarctica ' , Avian Pathology , vol. 25 , no. 1 , pp. 187-190 .
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