Nest-site characteristics of a Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua colony at Cierva point, Antarctic Peninsula

• Main Author: Quintana, R.D.
• Format: Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Antarctica; Breeding; Gentoo Penguin; Nest-sites; Pygoscelis papua; habitat selection; nest site; seabird; Aves; Pygoscelis; Spheniscidae; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentina; Cierva; Cierva Point; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Gentoo penguin
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_10183337_v29_n2_p109_Quintana

Nest-site selection of the Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua on the Antarctic Peninsula was analyzed for the 1992/93 breeding season. The importance of 11 habitat variables on nest-site selection was evaluated using stepwise discriminant analysis and comparing their values in both nest sites and rando...