TY - JOUR N2 - In colonies situated at the southern coast of King George Island the nesting areas of penguins of the genus Pygoscelis were investigated with respect to the protection of eggs and chicks against flooding. Relationships between the nesting strategy determined by the characteristics of breeding grounds, degree of colonization and breeding time, and the climatic conditions of zones in which majorities of particular species populations breed were presented. It was recorded, that interspecific differences in nesting strategy of pygoscelid penguins enable species which breed sympatrically to avoid competition for the nest-sites, and also seem to be responsible for various population dynamics of species in the maritime Antarctic. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/111217/PDF/1989_2_163-181.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/111217 PY - 1989 IS - No 2 EP - 181 KW - Antarctic KW - pygoscelid penguins KW - nesting strategy A1 - Moczydłowski, Eugeniusz PB - Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee on Polar Research VL - vol. 10 DA - 1989 T1 - Protection of eggs and chicks against flooding as a part of nesting strategy of pygoscelid penguins at King George Island, South Shetlands SP - 163 UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/111217 T2 - Polish Polar Research ER -