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Titre :	Variation in reproductive performance of Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor) attributable to double brooding
Auteurs :	Philippa Agnew, Auteur ; Dave Houston, Auteur ; Chris Lalas, Auteur ; Janine Wright, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Journal of Ornithology (155(1) JAN 2014)
Article en page(s) :	101-109
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) populations on the south-eastern coastline of the South Island, New Zealand, thrive at locations where they are protected from predation by introduced mammals and disturbance by people. Our objective was to investigate the reproductive performance of a population of Little Penguins at Oamaru over a period of 19 years. Long-term monitoring of the population began in 1993 and involved a weekly check of all nests in the breeding colony to record the numbers of adult penguins, eggs and chicks present. All breeding adults and fledged chicks were flipper-banded. Breeding seasons with an early onset of egg-laying had more double brooding. Annual breeding success through

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