First record of feather-loss disorder in Antarctic penguins

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Barbosa, Andrés, Colominas Ciuró, Roger, Coria, Néstor Rubén, Centurión, Mara, Sandler, Rosana Veronica, Negri, Agustina, Santos, Mercedes
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: Antarctic; Pygoscelis adeliae; bacterial pathogen; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentino; Argentina; Kane; Mara; The Beak; Coria; Centurión; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/33529

Little is known about diseases affecting Antarctic wildlife (Kerry & Riddle 2009). Understanding the patterns, causes and effects of disease in these populations is crucial as many of these species are already threatened by rapid environmental changes brought about by climate change and increase...