Path characteristics and colony arrival-departure statistics of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on Possession and Kerguelen Island

• Main Authors: Nesterova, Anna P, Le Bohec, Céline, Beaune, David, Pettex, Emeline, Le Maho, Yvon, Bonadonna, Francesco
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2010
• Subjects: International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; International Polar Year; King Penguins
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.817547; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.817547

Orientation based on visual cues can be extremely difficult in crowded bird colonies due to the presence of many individuals. We studied king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) that live in dense colonies and are constantly faced with such problems. Our aims were to describe adult penguin homing pat...