Personality predicts foraging site fidelity and trip repeatability in a marine predator

SM Harris, S Descamps, LU Sneddon… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Animal populations are often comprised of both foraging specialists and generalists. For
instance, some individuals show higher foraging site fidelity (spatial specialization) than …

Humpback whale migrations to Antarctic summer foraging grounds through the southwest Pacific Ocean

V Andrews-Goff, S Bestley, NJ Gales, SM Laverick… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) populations typically undertake seasonal
migrations, spending winters in low latitude breeding grounds and summers foraging in high …

Climate mediates the success of migration strategies in a marine predator

B Abrahms, EL Hazen, SJ Bograd… - Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Individual behavioural specialisation has far‐reaching effects on fitness and population
persistence. Theory predicts that unconditional site fidelity, that is fidelity to a site …

Beyond big fish: the case for more detailed representations of top predators in marine ecosystem models

M Goedegebuure, J Melbourne-Thomas, SP Corney… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Seabirds and marine mammals are generally not well represented in marine ecosystem
models, despite the important roles that these groups play in determining ecosystem …

Submesoscale ocean fronts act as biological hotspot for southern elephant seal

L Siegelman, M O'toole, M Flexas, P Rivière, P Klein - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The area west of the Kerguelen Islands (20–70° E/45–60° S) is characterized by a weak
mesoscale activity except for a standing meander region of the Antarctic Circumpolar …

Fast acquisition of a polysaccharide fermenting gut microbiome by juvenile green turtles Chelonia mydas after settlement in coastal habitats

P Campos, M Guivernau, FX Prenafeta-Boldú… - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
Background Tetrapods do not express hydrolases for cellulose and hemicellulose
assimilation, and hence, the independent acquisition of herbivory required the …

Individual foraging site fidelity increases from incubation to nestling rearing in a colonial bird

S Ramellini, S Imperio, J Morinay, F De Pascalis… - Animal Behaviour, 2022 - Elsevier
Foraging specialization, whereby animals exploit only a minor fraction of the population's
foraging home range or trophic niche, may arise as a response to increasing levels of …

Using globally threatened pelagic birds to identify priority sites for marine conservation in the South Atlantic Ocean

MP Dias, S Oppel, AL Bond, APB Carneiro… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Convention on Biological Diversity aspires to designate 10% of the global
oceans as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), but so far, few MPAs protect pelagic species in …

Flexible use of a dynamic energy landscape buffers a marine predator against extreme climate variability

G Carroll, S Brodie, R Whitlock… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Animal migrations track predictable seasonal patterns of resource availability and suitable
thermal habitat. As climate change alters this 'energy landscape', some migratory species …

Decadal changes in habitat characteristics influence population trajectories of southern elephant seals

MA Hindell, M Sumner, S Bestley… - Global Change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding divergent biological responses to climate change is important for predicting
ecosystem level consequences. We use species habitat models to predict the winter …