Table 1. Annual sample size for tracking of macaroni penguins at Bird Island, South Georgia, with local krill densities (coefficient of variance), 2001–2005.
Year | TDR | ARGOS | Krill density (CV) | ||
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No. birds | Deployment duration (days ±sd) |
No. birds | Deployment duration (days ±sd) |
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2001 | 7 | 3.71 ±0.25 | 8 | 2.41 ±0.73 | 37 (27) |
2002 | 10 | 2.83 ±0.58 | 20 | 2.05 ±1.08 | 137 (30) |
2003 | 9 | 5.13 ±1.58 | 11 | 4.93 ±0.81 | 85 (58) |
2004 | 11 | 6.42 ±2.54 | 11 | 4.81 ±2.20 | 26 (10) |
2005 | 8 | 5.54 ±1.58 | 20 | 3.65 ±1.27 | 89 (61) |