Factors affecting fledging weight of Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) chicks: a modeling study

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Salihoğlu, Barış, Fraser, WR, Hofmann, EE
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: POLAR BIOLOGY 2001
• Subjects: Krill euphausia-superba; South-orkney islands; King-george-island; Sea-ice extent; Antarctic krill; Energy-requirements; Chinstrap penguins; Growth; Food; Segregation; Antarctic; Arctic; King George Island; South Orkney Islands; Adelie penguin; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Arctic krill; Euphausia superba; Polar Biology; Pygoscelis adeliae; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/30103; https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000000215

An individual-based model is developed to examine mechanisms that potentially underlie the observed constancy in fledging weight (2.8-3.2 kg) of Adelie (4Pygoscelis adeliae) penguin chicks, in spite of large variability in the abundance of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), the primary food source...