Evaluating the prudence of parents: daily energy expenditure throughout the annual cycle of a free-ranging bird, the macaroni penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
We measured daily energy expenditure (DEE) continuously for a whole year in a free ranging bird, the macaroni penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus. We combined these measurements with concurrently recorded foraging behaviour, and literature information on body mass and dietary factors to estimate prey cons...
Published in: | Journal of Avian Biology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2009
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Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10973/ http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122563891/PDFSTART |