that 260-day-old Wandering Albatross chicks could be sexed with 95% accuracy using a composite index of bill and tarsus measurements (Berrow et al. 1999). ...
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At a breeding site for wandering albatrosses in the Crozet Islands, Shaffer made detailed measurements of body size, wingspan, and wing surface area on 56 birds, ... The wandering albatross is the largest of the albatrosses and has the longest wings of any bird, with wingspans commonly exceeding 10 feet.
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Here we use geolocation systems based on light-intensity measurements to show that during these periods wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) leave the foraging grounds that they frequent while breeding for specific, individual oceanic sectors and spend the rest of the year there — each bird probably returns to...
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Measurements andplumagescores of live Wandering Albatrosses on Macquarie Island in 1976/77. Year of egg hatching by breeders ...
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Thus, previous measurements of metabolic rate under basal conditions or for incubating wandering albatrosses are likely to be overestimates. ... Key words: basal metabolic rate, wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans, handling effect, human disturbance, heart rate, oxygen consumption. Summary; Introduction;
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and development of Wandering Albatross chicks by collecting longitudinal measurements of body size, body composition (i.e. total body water) and ...
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doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00222.x
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The adult Wandering Albatross appears entirely white from a distance. Close up, the fine black wavy lines on the breast, neck and upper back become visible. The bill can vary in colour, but is normally yellowish-pink. ... The Wandering Albatross visits Australian waters from Fremantle, Western Australia to northern New...
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www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/wandering_albatross.htm
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We now approached the South Cape of Adam's Island, hundreds of wandering albatross (Diomedia exulans) following in our wake. We put into the North Harbour, fixed up a sign-board, and proceeded on to Carnley Harbour, where we anchored for the night. ... While taking the measurements of the first nest I came to, I laid down...
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Table I. Sex, measurement interval, body mass, total body water and C0,production rates of wandering albatrosses studied during the brood period. ...
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