Foraging ranges of penguins
- 27 October 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Polar Record
- Vol. 25 (155) , 303-308
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400019483
Abstract
Speed/distance meters were deployed on adeliée, gentoo and chinstrap penguinsPygoscelis adeliae, P. papua and P. antarctica, breeding near Anvers Island, Antarctica. Underwater speeds and distances travelled were interspecifically very similar (means of ca. 7–8 km h-1and 15–45 km, respectively). These results are compared with published data on penguin behaviour at sea obtained by using identical methodology. A simple model, based on penguin activity at sea data, is developed to derive range limits for penguins. Derived range limits are substantially lower than previous estimates but accord well with distributional data obtained by transects.Keywords
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