The effects of hatching date and parental quality on chick growth and creching age in the Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica): a field experiment
Negative effects of late breeding on chick growth and creching and fledging ages of chicks have been reported for Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica). In a Chinstrap Penguin rookery on Deception Island, we experimentally tested two hypotheses to explain these effects of hatching date: (1) lat...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Ornithological Societies of North America
1997
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/9271 |