First breeding record of the Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli at Ile Amsterdam
International audience The genus Macronectes comprises two species of giant petrels, restricted to the southern oceans. These large scavenging and predatory seabirds heavily rely on rookeries of pinnipeds and penguins for food. However, greater availability of carrion from expanding populations of f...
Published in: | Antarctic Science |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Other Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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HAL CCSD
2014
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Online Access: | https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00958419 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102014000182 |