Behavior is an important mechanism of evolution and it is paid for through energy
expenditure. Nevertheless, field biologists can rarely observe animals for more than a …

The number of scientific papers resulting from biologging instruments deployed on marine
mammals is increasing as improved technologies result in smaller devices and improved …

Understanding foraging is important in ecology, as it determines the energy gains and,
ultimately, the fitness of animals. However, monitoring prey captures of individual animals is …

Understanding broiler behaviours provides important implications for animal well-being and
farm management. The objectives of this study were to classify specific broiler behaviours by …

Antarctic krill is a major prey species for a diverse array of Southern Ocean predators. The
amount of krill that predators consume, and how this changes over space and time, is a key …

Characterizing variation in predator behaviour and, specifically, quantifying kill rates is
fundamental for parameterizing predator–prey and food web models. Yet, current methods …

The distribution of southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina prey encounter events (PEEs)
was investigated from the foraging behaviour of 29 post-breeding females simultaneously …

A key component in understanding the ecological role of marine mammal predators is to
identify how and where they capture prey in time and space. Satellite and archival tags on …

Background Accelerometry has been used to identify behaviours through the quantification
of body posture and motion for a range of species moving in different media. This technique …

Bioenergetics is the study of how animals achieve energetic balance. Energetic balance
results from the energetic expenditure of an individual and the energy they extract from their …