Penguins are the most threatened group of seabirds after albatrosses. Although penguins
are regularly captured in fishing gear, the threat to penguins as a group has not yet been …

Maintaining adequate energy and mass balance is necessary to the survival and
reproduction of any organism. However, nearly all organisms experience periods of …

Penguins, among the most delightful creatures in the world, are also among the most
vulnerable. The fragile status of most penguin populations today mirrors the troubled …

Context. Diet variability is a significant driver of seabird decline; however, data on seabird
diet composition and trends have been affected by changes in precision and resolution …

Blood parasites are considered some of the most significant pathogens for the conservation
of penguins, due to the considerable morbidity and mortality they have been shown to …

Reductions in the availability of energetically valuable prey associated with the El Niño
Southern Oscillation (ENSO) may force seabirds to switch to low-energy prey or smaller …

Some upper trophic level predators, such as marine mammals, seabirds and large predatory
fish have been shown to be useful sentinels for marine ecosystems. Through their …

Climate change is a global issue with effects that are difficult to manage at a regional scale.
Yet more often than not climate factors are just some of multiple stressors affecting species …

Free-ranging marine predators rarely search for prey along straight lines because dynamic
ocean processes usually require complex search strategies. If linear movement patterns …

Camera loggers are increasingly used to examine behavioural aspects of free-ranging
animals. However, often video loggers are deployed with a focus on specific behavioural …