Intersexual differences in the diving behaviour of imperial cormorants

• Published in: Journal of Ornithology
• Main Authors: Gómez Laich, Agustina Marta, Quintana, Flavio Roberto, Shepard, E. L. C., Wilson, R. P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: Imperial Cormorant; Phalacrocorax Atriceps; Time Budget; Diving Behaviour; Sexual Dimorphism; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Chubut; Phalacrocorax atriceps
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/24348

Intersexual differences in the foraging behaviour have been examined in several seabird species, especially those exhibiting sexual size dimorphism. We studied intersex behavioural differences in the Imperial Cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps), a size dimorphic seabird. Twenty adults (11 females and...