Hand-Rearing, Release and Survival of African Penguin Chicks Abandoned Before Independence by Moulting Parents

The African penguin Spheniscus demersus has an ‘Endangered’ conservation status and a decreasing population. Following abandonment, 841 African penguin chicks in 2006 and 481 in 2007 were admitted to SANCCOB (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds) for hand-rearing from co...

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Autores principales: Sherley, Richard B., Waller, Lauren J., Strauss, Venessa, Geldenhuys, Deon, Underhill, Les G., Parsons, Nola J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4206437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25337698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110794

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4206437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25337698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110794

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