Aptenodytes forsteri


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Noun1.Aptenodytes forsteri - the largest penguinAptenodytes forsteri - the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin
emperor penguin
penguin - short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
Aptenodytes, genus Aptenodytes - large penguins
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Post-dive blood lactate concentrations in emperor penguins, Aptenodytes forsteri. J Exp Biol.
The Effects of Capture, Restraint, and Transport on Hematologic, Plasma Biochemical, and Blood Gas Values in Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelecanus crispus)
Y mwyaf, a'r mwyaf adnabyddus mae'n debyg, ydi'r pengwin ymerodrol (Aptenodytes forsteri; Emperor Penguin) , ac mae'r oedolion fel arfer tua 3 troedfedd 7modfedd o daldra ac yn pwyso tua 75 pwys.
Golwg ar fywyd teulu'r pengwin; BYD NATUR
For example, the small and fast chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus has approximately 100 times greater value of [C.sub.E] than the large and slow emperor penguin Aptenodytes forsteri.
Shape of aquatic animals and their swimming efficiency
[10] described several anecdotal applications of bilevel EGs, including the budgerigar of Oceania and the Aptenodytes forsteri (emperor penguins) of Antarctica.
Fixation probabilities of evolutionary graphs based on the positions of new appearing mutants
For example, there is some evidence that long-term adoption with emperor penguins Aptenodytes forsteri is rare (2.3%) with most lasting only 0.5-10 days (Jouventin et al.
Whooping crane Grus americana chick mortality and management intervention
En esta zona, los incrementos en la temperatura del aire y el derretimiento extensivo de los casquetes de hielo han sido relacionados con una menor disponibilidad de alimento (krill), como en los casos del pinguino de Adelia (Pygoscelis adeliae) y el petrel azul (Halobaena caerulea), y a la perdida de habitat para desove en especies como el pinguino emperador (Aptenodytes forsteri) y el petrel de las nieves (Pagodroma nivea; Durant et al., 2004).
Climate change and marine amniotes: evidence, hypotheses and uncertainty/Cambio climatico y amniotas marinos: evidencias, hipotesis e incertidumbre/Efeito da mudanca climatica na distribucao fenologia e relacoes troficas dos amniotas marinhos
Today four penguin species: Aptenodytes forsteri (Emperor penguin), Pygoscelis adeliae (Adelie penguin), Pygoscelis antarctica (Chinstrap penguin), and Pygoscelis papua (Gentoo penguin) live and nest on Antarctica and sub-Antarctic islands.
Diversidad de vertebrados marino costeros de la Provincia Weddelliana en un horizonte basal (Ypresiano, Eoceno) del Alomiembro Cucullaea I, Formacion La Meseta, isla Seymour (Marambio), Antartida
The main consumers are the animals resident in Antarctic waters all year round, such as several seals, the Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddelli) and the Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossi); some penguins, such as the Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) and the Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae); and other birds, such as the Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) and the great skua (Stercorarius skua).
5 The Antarctic dominion

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