Flipper Bands Hinder King Penguins
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The potential costs of flipper-bands to penguins
1. The published literature on the effects of flipper-bands on penguin ecology is reviewed. Six published studies show the following. 2. In Adélie Penguins Pygoscelis adeliae , flipper-bands directly damaged flippers, increased swimming costs by 24%, decreased survival in the first year after banding by 28%, and may have accelerated decline of a dwindling colony by 3%. 3. Adult return rates to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Zoological Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1811-9778
DOI: 10.3923/ijzr.2011.298.299