Maximum dive depths of the Peruvian Diving-petrel
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- Jaime Jahncke(corresponding author)
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- Instituto del Mar del Perú
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Pages 1002-1004 (3 pages)Journal (Volume, Issue Number)
Condor (Volume 99, Issue 4)Publication milestones
- Published - 1997
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Published - 1997
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0010-5422Publication IDs
- Scopus: 0030806594
Abstract
The mean maximum dive depth attained for 22 adult Peruvian Diving-petrels (Pelecanoides garnotii) was 31.6 ± 3.6 m. The deepest dive was 83.1 m. This maximum dive depth was 81% deeper than that predicted by its body size (46 m) and the deepest reported for a seabird weighing less than 210 g.
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