Marine defaunation: animal loss in the global ocean
BACKGROUND Comparing patterns of terrestrial and marine defaunation helps to place
human impacts on marine fauna in context and to navigate toward recovery. Defaunation …
human impacts on marine fauna in context and to navigate toward recovery. Defaunation …
Causes and consequences of individual variability and specialization in foraging and migration strategies of seabirds
Technological advances in recent years have seen an explosion of tracking and stable
isotope studies of seabirds, often involving repeated measures from the same individuals …
isotope studies of seabirds, often involving repeated measures from the same individuals …
Genome-wide analyses reveal drivers of penguin diversification
JA Vianna, FAN Fernandes… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Penguins are the only extant family of flightless diving birds. They currently comprise at least
18 species, distributed from polar to tropical environments in the Southern Hemisphere. The …
18 species, distributed from polar to tropical environments in the Southern Hemisphere. The …
Habitat use and diving behaviour of macaroni Eudyptes chrysolophus and eastern rockhopper E. chrysocome filholi penguins during the critical pre …
After the breeding season, penguins must replenish body condition and accumulate
sufficient energy stores before their annual moult ashore; failure to do so may lead to …
sufficient energy stores before their annual moult ashore; failure to do so may lead to …
A “seabird-eye” on mercury stable isotopes and cycling in the Southern Ocean
Since mercury (Hg) biogeochemistry in the Southern Ocean is minimally documented, we
investigated Hg stable isotopes in the blood of seabirds breeding at different latitudes in the …
investigated Hg stable isotopes in the blood of seabirds breeding at different latitudes in the …
The role of allochrony in influencing interspecific differences in foraging distribution during the non-breeding season between two congeneric crested penguin species
CP Green, N Ratcliffe, T Mattern, D Thompson… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Mechanisms promoting coexistence between closely related species are fundamental for
maintaining species diversity. Mechanisms of niche differentiation include allochrony which …
maintaining species diversity. Mechanisms of niche differentiation include allochrony which …
Combined influence of meso-scale circulation and bathymetry on the foraging behaviour of a diving predator, the king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
A Scheffer, PN Trathan, JG Edmonston… - Progress in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Investigating the responses of marine predators to environmental features is of key
importance for understanding their foraging behaviour and reproductive success. In this …
importance for understanding their foraging behaviour and reproductive success. In this …
Important marine areas for endangered African penguins before and after the crucial stage of moulting
T Carpenter-Kling, A de Blocq, C Hagen, C Harding… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The population of the Endangered African penguin Spheniscus demersus has decreased
by> 65% in the last 20 years. A major driver of this decrease has been the reduced …
by> 65% in the last 20 years. A major driver of this decrease has been the reduced …
[HTML][HTML] Marathon penguins–Reasons and consequences of long-range dispersal in Fiordland penguins/Tawaki during the pre-moult period
Migratory species often roam vast distances bringing them into contact with diverse
conditions and threats that could play significant roles in their population dynamics. This is …
conditions and threats that could play significant roles in their population dynamics. This is …
Wintering North Pacific black-legged kittiwakes balance spatial flexibility and consistency
RA Orben, R Paredes, DD Roby, DB Irons… - Movement Ecology, 2015 - Springer
Background Marine environments are inherently dynamic, yet marine predators are often
long-lived and employ strategies where consistency, individual specialization, routine …
long-lived and employ strategies where consistency, individual specialization, routine …