Colonially breeding birds and mammals form some of the largest gatherings of apex
predators in the natural world and have provided model systems for studying mechanisms of …

Climate change imposes an urgent need to recognise and conserve the species likely to be
worst affected. However, while ecologists have mostly explored indirect effects of rising …

Density‐dependent competition for food resources influences both foraging ecology and
reproduction in a variety of animals. The relationship between colony size, local prey …

Top predator populations, once intensively hunted, are rebounding in size and geographic
distribution. The cessation of sealing along coastal Australia and subsequent recovery of …

Effective ecosystem-based management requires estimates of abundance and population
trends of species of interest. Trend analyses are often limited due to sparse or short-term …

Fur seal populations in the Southern Hemisphere were plundered in the late 1700s and
early 1800s to provide fur for a clothing industry. Millions of seals were killed resulting in …

Interactions between seals and commercial fisheries can pose a significant threat to the
conservation status of seal populations. In the Falkland Islands, home to over 50% of the …

Food availability is a key concern for the conservation of marine top predators, particularly
during a time when they face a rapidly changing environment and continued pressure from …

Marine central-place foragers are increasingly faced with altered prey landscapes,
necessitating predictions of the impact of such changes on behavior, reproductive success …

In the migration of young animals, environmental cues can play an outsized role in
dispersal, ontogeny, and potentially survival. Identifying and quantifying such cues promotes …