Reproductive Strategies of Antarctic Penguins, 1995-96 Field Study

Field data from a 1995-96 study on Antarctic penguin reproductive strategies. The dataset likely contains observations on nest placement effects, egg size influence, and chick creching behavior. It was last updated by SCIOPS in February 1996.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between nest location and breeding success based on metrics like hatching date and agonistic interactions.
• Analyzing the effect of egg size on early chick growth rates during the first 15 days of life.
• Studying predator dilution effects and behavioral changes in chicks based on their presence inside or outside of creches.
• Investigating the directional component of aggressive interactions by non-parent adults towards creche peripheries.

Strengths

• Description provides specific, quantified findings, such as a 780% higher predator encounter frequency for chicks outside creches.
• Analysis covers multiple facets of reproductive strategy: nest placement, egg size, and creching behavior.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 1996-02-28 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA EarthData

Collection Method

Field study observations.

Time Range

1995-1996

Freshness

1996-02-28 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Antarctica