Macaroni penguin  (Eudyptes chrysolophus)

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Glossary

  • Crustaceans: diverse group of arthropods (a phylum of animals with jointed limbs and a hard chitinous exoskeleton) characterised by the possession of two pairs of antennae, one pair of mandibles (parts of the mouthparts used for handling and processing food) and two pairs of maxillae (appendages used in eating, which are located behind the mandibles). Includes crabs, lobsters, shrimps, slaters, woodlice and barnacles.
  • Genus: a category used in taxonomy, which is below ‘family’ and above ‘species’. A genus tends to contain species that have characteristics in common. The genus forms the first part of a ‘binomial’ Latin species name; the second part is the specific name.
  • Monogamous: mating with a single partner.
  • Pelagic: inhabiting the open oceans.

References

  1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003 (March, 2004)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. BirdLife International 2003 BirdLife’s online World Bird Database: the site for bird conservation Version 2.0. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International. (March, 2004)
    http://www.birdlife.org/
  3. International Penguin Conservation Website (March, 2004)
    http://www.penguins.cl/macaroni-penguins.htm
  4. Williams, T.D. (1995) Bird Families of the World – The Penguins.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  5. Green, M.G., Williams, R. and Green, K. (1998) Foraging ecology and diving behaviour of macaroni penguins Eudyptes chrysolophus at Heard Island. Marine Ornithology, 26: 27 - 34.
  6. Stokes, D.L. and Boersma, P.D. (1995) Conservation: threats to penguin populations. In: Williams, T.D. (Ed) Bird Families of the World – The Penguins.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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