Variación anual en el número de adultos reproductivos en una nueva colonia de Pingüino Penacho Amarillo Eudyptes crestatus (Spheniscidae) en Isla Pingüino (Santa Cruz, Argentina)

A new breeding colony of Eudyptes crestatus was described and censed during six breeding seasons. This rockhopper penguin colony is located 35 km from Puerto Deseado (Santa Cruz, Argentina). Data presented in this paper show a clear population increase in the number of breeding adults (27% annual)....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Frere, Esteban, Gandini, M., Gandini, Patricia Alejandra, Holik, Tomás Mariano, Lichtschein, V., Oliva Day, M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Aves Argentinas. Asociación Ornitológica del Plata 1993
Subjects:
Argentina
Amarillo
Pingüino
Eudyptes crestatus
Rockhopper penguin
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/hornero_v013_n04_p293
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Summary:A new breeding colony of Eudyptes crestatus was described and censed during six breeding seasons. This rockhopper penguin colony is located 35 km from Puerto Deseado (Santa Cruz, Argentina). Data presented in this paper show a clear population increase in the number of breeding adults (27% annual). Hypothesis are presented to explain some annual variation observed.

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