Annual variation in breeding biology of macaroni penguins,Eudyptes chvysolophus, at Bird Island, South Georgia

• Published in: Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Williams, T.D., Croxall, J.P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zoological Society of London 1991
• Subjects: Bird Island; Eudyptes chrysolophus; Gentoo penguin; Macaroni penguin
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520252/; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1991.tb04759.x

The breeding biology of the macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus, was studied over four years, 1976 and 1986–88, at Bird Island, South Georgia. Birds were migratory, being absent during winter (May to September). Arrival at the colony was highly synchronous between years: 14–23 October, over a 7‐...