Diving Behavior During Foraging in Breeding Adelie Penguins
Diving Behavior During Foraging in Breeding Adelie Penguins
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Washington, DC: Ecological Society of America
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English
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Washington, DC: Ecological Society of America
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We used electronic time depth recorders to examine diving patterns of Adelie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) breeding near Palmer Station, Antarctica. Most hunting dives consisted of a rapid descent to depth, a period of bottom time at near—constant depth, and a rapid ascent to the surface. Most hunting activity occurred in bouts of consecutive dives...
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Diving Behavior During Foraging in Breeding Adelie Penguins
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_16525968
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_16525968
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0012-9658
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1939-9170
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10.2307/1940491
