Morphology, ontogenesis and mechanics of cervical vertebrae in four species of penguins (Aves: Spheniscidae).

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Guinard, Geoffrey, Marchand, Didier, Courant, Frédéric, Gauthier-Clerc, Michel, Le Bohec, Céline
• Other Authors: Biogéosciences UMR 6282 (BGS), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Département Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie (DEPE-IPHC), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2010
• Subjects: Penguins; Spheniscidae; Cervical vertebrae; Ontogenesis; Modularity; [SDV.BID]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity; Antarctic; New Zealand; Tuck; Antarc*; Eudyptes chrysolophus; Gentoo penguin; Macaroni penguin; Polar Biology; Pygoscelis papua
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-00491278; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-009-0759-2

16 pages International audience Penguins (Aves: Spheniscidae) are pelagic, flightless seabirds, restricted to the southern hemisphere (Antarctic and sub-Antarctic areas, New Zealand, Australia, and nearby islands, as well as parts of South America and South Africa). They spend much of their life at...