Winter distribution and behaviour of gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua at South Georgia

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Tanton, Jane L., Reid, Keith, Croxall, John P., Trathan, Phil N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer 2004
• Subjects: Marine Sciences; Zoology; Ecology and Environment; Southern Ocean; Bird Island; Polar Biology; Pygoscelis papua
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12466/; http://www.springerlink.com/content/68a9nqfp2aee1yc5/fulltext.html

Knowledge of the spatial and temporal dynamics of foraging penguins is important to our understanding of the Southern Ocean marine ecosystem. We use satellite tracking to provide the first data on the distribution and behaviour of gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) during the winter at South Georgia...