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Breeding Behaviour of the Emperor Penguin
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Breeding Behaviour of the Emperor Penguin

  • BERNARD STONEHOUSE1 

Nature volume 169, page 760 (1952)Cite this article

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MAN has very seldom had the opportunity of observing the breeding behaviour of Aptenodytes forsteri, the emperor penguin. Few rookeries have so far been discovered; all are around the coast of the Antarctic, and all are difficult of access from expedition bases, particularly during the winter months when breeding occurs.

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STONEHOUSE, B. Breeding Behaviour of the Emperor Penguin. Nature 169, 760 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/169760a0

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