Southern rockhopper penguin  (Eudyptes chrysocome)

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Glossary

  • Monogamous: having only one mate during a breeding season, or throughout the breeding life of a pair.
  • Subspecies: a different race of a species, which is geographically separated from other populations of that species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. International Penguin Conservation (January, 2009)
    http://www.penguins.cl
  3. Jouventin, P., Cuthbert, R.J. and Ottvall, R. (2006) Genetic isolation and divergence in sexual traits: evidence for the northern rockhopper penguin Eudyptes moseleyi being a sibling species. Molecular Ecology, 15: 3413 - 3423.
  4. BirdLife International (January, 2009)
    http://www.birdlife.org
  5. Poisbleau, M., Demongin, L., Strange, I.J., Otley, H. and Quillfeldt, P. (2008) Aspects of the breeding biology of the southern rockhopper penguin Eudyptes c. chrysocome and new consideration on the intrinsic capacity of the A-egg. Polar Biology, 31: 925 - 932.
  6. Bingham, M. (2002) The decline of Falkland Islands penguins in the presence of a commercial fishing industry. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 75: 805 - 818. Available at: http://www.seabirds.org/resume.htm
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