Journal article
Annual and seasonal variation in the growth rates of young little penguins Eudyptula minor in Western Australia
Emu, Vol.100(2), pp.139-147
2000
Abstract
Four linear measurements and body mass were used to measure the growth of Little Penguin Eudytula minor nestlings on Penguin Island, Western Australia, from 1989 to 1991. In general, beak length and beak depth increasedmore slowly than flipper and tarsus lengths, and body mass increased rapidly. Growth rates did not differ significantly between years. However, second-hatched chicks grew more slowly than first-hatched chicks, especially in body mass, and were lighter at fledging.
Details
- Title
- Annual and seasonal variation in the growth rates of young little penguins Eudyptula minor in Western Australia
- Authors/Creators
- B.C. Wienecke (Author/Creator) - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationJ.S. Bradley (Author/Creator)R.D. Wooller (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Emu, Vol.100(2), pp.139-147
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005543671107891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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