The function of feeding chases in the chinstrap penguin, Pygoscelis antarctica

Crèching chinstrap penguin chicks chase their parents on the run before being fed. This characteristic behaviour of Pygoscelid penguins has been interpreted in several ways. In an observational study of several colonies in a rookery on Deception Island, South Shetlands, the frequency and duration of...

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Published in:Animal Behaviour
Main Authors: Bustamante, Javier, Cuervo, José Javier, Moreno Klemming, Juan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1992
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/47107
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-3472(05)80301-X