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Humboldt Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) in the Northern Hemisphere
The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 2007 Abstract Penguins, Southern Hemisphere birds, were introduced to the Northern Hemisphere several times in the 1930s. None of the four species introduced became established but some individuals survived for at least a decade. Humboldt Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) were observed in waters off the west coast of North America several times in the 1970s ...
Buren, A. N. Van (Amy Noel) +1 more
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E3S Web of Conferences, 2013 Birds due to its position in the trophic chain are good monitors of the marine environment in terms of mercury contamination. For the proper interpretation of results it is necessary to know both the processes of accumulation of this metal in their ...
Falkowska L. +5 more
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Penguins of the Magellan region
Scientia Marina, 1999 The Magellan region, including the Falkland Islands, is one of the world´s most important areas for seabirds, and especially penguins. World-wide there are 17 species of penguin; 7 of these regularly breed around the coastal waters of South America, and ...
M. Bingham, E. Mejias
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Interspecific Variation in the Calls of Spheniscus Penguins
, 1996 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Thumser, Nina N +2 more
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Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2003 Between 1999 and 2003 we collected information on the breeding distribution and abundance of 12 seabird species occurring on nine islands off the coasts of north and central Chile (27°-33°S).
ALEJANDRO SIMEONE +9 more
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Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2010 The aim of this work was to monitor and study the hematocrit and weight of juvenile penguins, with and without oil cover, found alive along the southern coast of Brazil, after capture, as well as before eventual death or release.
Sandra Carvalho Rodrigues +4 more
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Gross and histopathological findings in magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus Forster, 1781)
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2012 Durante os movimentos migratórios os Pinguins-de-Magalhães chegam às águas da costa brasileira, especialmente nos estados do sul do Brasil até o estado do Rio de Janeiro. Muitos chegam desidratados, hipotérmicos, com lesões traumáticas ou coberto de óleo,
C.O. Carvalho +4 more
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Landscape genomics: natural selection drives the evolution of mitogenome in penguins
BMC Genomics, 2018 Background Mitochondria play a key role in the balance of energy and heat production, and therefore the mitochondrial genome is under natural selection by environmental temperature and food availability, since starvation can generate more efficient ...
Barbara Ramos +8 more
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Health evaluation of African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) in southern Africa
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2016 The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) is an endangered seabird that breeds along the coast of Namibia and South Africa, and disease surveillance was identified as a priority for its conservation.
Nola J. Parsons +3 more
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Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 2012 This report offers a macroscopic and histological description of ulcerative gastric lesions in Humboldt penguins associated with the presence of Contracaecum pelagicum.
Francisco Yáñez +9 more
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