Space use by foraging Galápagos penguins during chick rearing

• Published in: Endangered species research Vol. 4; no. 1-2; pp. 105 - 112
• Main Authors: Steinfurth, A, Vargas, FH, Wilson, RP, Spindler, M, Macdonald, DW
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 18.01.2008
• Subjects: Marine; Spheniscus mendiculus; ISE, Ecuador, Galapagos Is., Isabela I

Between May 2004 and May 2005, we studied the horizontal and vertical movements of foraging Galapagos penguins Spheniscus mendiculus during their breeding season to examine space use at sea and to compare the volume of water exploited by this penguin to those of other penguin species. A total of 23...