1992/06/01 by Graham Robertson · 10 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics #Biology #Cryospheric studies and observations #Demography #Ecology #Emperor #Geography #Glacier #Physical geography #Polar Research and Ecology #Population #Seasonal breeder #Sociology
paper · doi:10.1071/mu9920065
published in Emu - Austral Ornithology 92(2), 65-71 (Taylor & Francis)
openalex publication_date 1992/06/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/19
SummaryThe population size and breeding success of Emperor Penguins Aptenodytes forsteri at the Auster and Taylor Glacier colonies were estimated during the 1988 breeding season. At Auster a total of 10 963 pairs produced about 6350 fledglings for a breeding success of 58%. At Taylor Glacier about 2900 pairs raised 1774 fledglings for a breeding success of 61%. Fledglings left Taylor Glacier over a period of 33 days at a mean mass of 10.56 kg.