Variability in prey field structure drives inter-annual differences in prey encounter by a marine predator, the little penguin

LR Phillips, G Carroll, I Jonsen… - Royal Society …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding how marine predators encounter prey across patchy landscapes remains
challenging due to difficulties in measuring the three-dimensional structure of pelagic prey …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in little penguins and associations with urbanisation and health parameters

MR Wells, TL Coggan, G Stevenson, N Singh… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are increasingly detected in wildlife and present
concerning and unknown health risks. While there is a growing body of literature describing …

Foraging in a dynamic environment: Response of four sympatric sub‐Antarctic albatross species to interannual environmental variability

T Carpenter‐Kling, RR Reisinger, F Orgeret… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Seasonal and annual climate variations are linked to fluctuations in the abundance and
distribution of resources, posing a significant challenge to animals that need to adjust their …

A quantitative assessment of continuous versus structured methods for the detection of marine mammals and seabirds via opportunistic shipboard surveys

B Viola, P Puskic, S Corney, N Barrett, B Davies… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Marine monitoring efforts are increasingly supported by opportunistic shipboard surveys.
However, opportunistic survey methods often require adaptation to suit the vessel and the …

A water mass classification approach to tracking variability in the East Australian Current

LR Phillips, G Carroll, I Jonsen, R Harcourt… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The East Australian Current (EAC) is a southward flowing western boundary current that
transports relatively warm and nutrient-depleted subtropical water along Australia's east …

Cause and consequences of Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis) space use specialization in a subtropical riverscape

RO Santos, M White, WR James, NM Viadero… - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
Variability in space use among conspecifics can emerge from foraging strategies that track
available resources, especially in riverscapes that promote high synchrony between prey …

Foraging areas and plasticity of yellow-eyed penguins Megadyptes antipodes in their subantarctic range

CG Muller, BL Chilvers, A Chiaradia… - Marine Ecology …, 2021 - int-res.com
Foraging behaviour is crucial to breeding success for marine predators, including seabirds.
Yellow-eyed penguins Megadyptes antipodes are central-place, predominantly benthic …

Habitat utilization of a mesopredator linked to lower sea-surface temperatures & prey abundance in a region of rapid warming

R Evans, M Hindell, A Kato, LR Phillips… - Deep Sea Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Central place foragers rely on areas within a small range of their breeding grounds for chick
provisioning. Therefore there exists a tight coupling between their breeding success and …

Fish-Birds at Home in Their Oceanic Habitats

DG Ainley, RP Wilson - The Aquatic World of Penguins: Biology of Fish …, 2023 - Springer
Penguin distribution, like that of other seabirds, is not random but is closely related to water
types/masses, ocean climate, and food availability. Here, we review the distribution of water …

The foraging behaviour and range of little penguins (Eudyptula minor) at two neighbouring colonies: a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the …

H Elsom - 2022 - mro.massey.ac.nz
Differences between colonies in foraging behaviour have been reported for little penguin
colonies in New Zealand and Australia. The differences between colonies are generally …