Decline of the breeding population of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pygoscelis antarctica</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pygoscelis adeliae</Emphasis> on Penguin Island,South Shetland,Antarctica |
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Authors: | Martin Sander Tatiana Coelho Balbão Erli Schneider Costa Cesar Rodrigo dos Santos Maria Virgínia Petry |
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Institution: | 1.Laboratory of Ornithology and Marine Animals,Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos,S?o Leopoldo,Brazil |
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Abstract: | This work is a quantitative analysis of the population of breeding pairs of Pygoscelis adeliae and Pygoscelis antarctica, which use Penguin Island as a breeding area. There was a decrease in the populations of P. adeliae and P. antarctica by 75 and 66%, respectively, from the breeding season of 1979/1980 to 2003/2004. A mixed breeding colony of both species
was also documented, according to published data which has existed since 1979/1980. The P. antarctica has an advantage over P. adeliae in this mixed breeding situation, where the breeding pairs of the former increased by 127%, indicating an interspecies competition
for nesting ground. |
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