Chick production at the largest emperor penguin colony decreases by 50% from 2008-10

The emperor penguin colony at Coulman Island is reputedly the largest known. This reputation is based on intermittent ground and aerial surveys performed since 1958. From an aerial survey obtained on 28 October 2010 we discovered that the total number of chicks was 56% of the lowest previous estimat...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Kooyman, GL, Ponganis, PJ
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: eScholarship, University of California 2013
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Online Access:http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/057849vj