Emperor Penguins Breeding on Iceshelves

We describe a new breeding behaviour discovered in emperor penguins; utilizing satellite and aerial-survey observations four emperor penguin breeding colonies have been recorded as existing on ice-shelves. Emperors have previously been considered as a sea-ice obligate species, with 44 of the 46 colo...

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Main Authors: Fretwell, Peter T., Trathan, Phil N., Wienecke, Barbara, Kooyman, Gerald L.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3885707/