Dietary variation in chick-feeding and self-provisioning Cape Petrel Daption capense and Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Fijn, R.C., van Franeker, J.A., Trathan, P.N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Antarctica; Cape Petrel; Chick-feeding; Diet; Self-provisioning; Snow Petrel; Water-off-load; Antarctic; Nivea; Signy Island; South Orkney Islands; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Antarctic Petrel; Cape Petrels; Daption capense; Euphausia superba; Snow Petrels
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/dietary-variation-in-chick-feeding-and-self-provisioning-cape-pet

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