Sex-based differences in Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) chick growth rates and diet

• Main Authors: Jennings, S., Varsani, A., Dugger, K.M., Ballard, G., Ainley, D.G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Canterbury. Biological Sciences 2016
• Subjects: Field of Research::06 - Biological Sciences::0606 - Physiology; Crozier; Antarc*; Pygoscelis adeliae
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10092/17248

Sexuallysize-dimorphicspeciesmustshowsomedifferencebetweenthesexesingrowth rateand/orlengthofgrowingperiod.Suchdifferencesingrowthparameterscancausethe sexestobeimpacted byenvironmentalvariabilityindifferent ways,andunderstanding thesedifferencesallowsabetterunderstandingofpatternsinproductivitybetw...