Seeing th light: depth and time restrictions in the foraging capacity of emperor penguins at Pointe Géologie, Antarctica
International audience The foraging ability of visual hunters depends critically on light conditions. Emperor penguins Aptenodytes forsteri are reported to be visual hunters, but breed and forage at high latitudes and are thus exposed to extreme changes in light conditions in the course of the year....
Published in: | Aquatic Biology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Other Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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HAL CCSD
2008
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Online Access: | https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00311590 https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00082 |