The Little Penguin Eudyptula Minor in Victoria, I: Mortality of Adults
- 1 July 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Emu - Austral Ornithology
- Vol. 79 (3) , 97-102
- https://doi.org/10.1071/mu9790097
Abstract
The little penguin E. minor was studied at Phillip Island, Victoria, for 9 seasons. The mean annual survival rate of breeding adults is estimated at 85.8%, giving a mortality rate of 14.2%/annum and a life expectancy of 6.5 yr. Estimates for males and for females do not differ significantly. Birds that moved from the study area after breeding once have not been taken into account. Places, times and causes of mortality are given, where known.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Breeding of Little Penguins Along the Great Australian BightEmu - Austral Ornithology, 1974