Leukocyte counts in different populations of Antarctic Pygoscelid penguins along the Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: D'amico, Veronica Laura, Bertellotti, Nestor Marcelo, Benzal, Jesús, Coria, Néstor, Vidal, Virginia, Diaz, Julia Inés, Barbosa, Andrés
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag Berlín
• Subjects: Penguins; Antarctica; Leukocyte; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; South Shetland Islands; Argentino; Argentina; Diaz; Nestor; Coria; Vidal; Antarc*; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/10286

The Antarctic Peninsula is one of the areas where the climate is changing at the fastest pace, having several effects on the populations of pygoscelid penguins. Few studies have analysed the variation in immune parameters of Antarctic birds in a geographical context; thus, analyses of geographical d...