Spheniscidae

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • Behavioral and physiological significance of minimum resting metabolic rate in king penguins. 
  • Heart rate and energetics of free-ranging king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus). 
  • How accurately can we estimate energetic costs in a marine top predator, the king penguin? 
  • Metabolism and thermoregulation during fasting in king penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus, in air and water. 
  • Modeling the marine resources consumed in raising a king penguin chick: an energetics approach. 
  • Onshore energetics in penguins: theory, estimation and ecological implications. 
  • Recovery from swimming-induced hypothermia in king penguins: effects of nutritional condition. 
  • To what extent might N2 limit dive performance in king penguins?