Causes and consequences of individual variability and specialization in foraging and migration strategies of seabirds

RA Phillips, S Lewis, J González-Solís… - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2017 - int-res.com
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 …

Individual specialization in diet by a generalist marine predator reflects specialization in foraging behaviour

KJ Woo, KH Elliott, M Davidson… - Journal of Animal …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 We studied chick diet in a known‐age, sexed population of a long‐lived seabird,
the Brünnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia), over 15 years (N= 136; 1993–2007) and attached …

[图书][B] Penguins: natural history and conservation

PG Borboroglu, PD Boersma - 2015 - books.google.com
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 …

Diving seabirds share foraging space and time within and among species

JF Masello, R Mundry, M Poisbleau, L Demongin… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological theory predicts that animals with similar foraging strategies should not be able to
co‐exist without segregating either in space, time or diet. In communities, intra‐specific …

Radiocarbon-dating and ancient DNA reveal rapid replacement of extinct prehistoric penguins

NJ Rawlence, GLW Perry, IWG Smith… - Quaternary Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
Prehistoric faunal extinctions dramatically reshaped biological assemblages around the
world. However, the timing of such biotic shifts is often obscured by the fragmentary nature …

Comparison of diving behavior and foraging habitat use between chinstrap and gentoo penguins breeding in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

N Kokubun, A Takahashi, Y Mori, S Watanabe… - Marine Biology, 2010 - Springer
Chinstrap, Pygoscelis antarctica, and gentoo, P. papua, penguins are sympatric species that
inhabit the Antarctic Peninsula. To evaluate differences in the foraging habitat of these two …

Environmental variability drives shifts in the foraging behaviour and reproductive success of an inshore seabird

ND Kowalczyk, RD Reina, TJ Preston, A Chiaradia - Oecologia, 2015 - Springer
Marine animals forage in areas that aggregate prey to maximize their energy intake.
However, these foraging 'hot spots' experience environmental variability, which can …

Multi-predator assemblages, dive type, bathymetry and sex influence foraging success and efficiency in African penguins

G Sutton, L Pichegru, JA Botha, AZ Kouzani, S Adams… - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Marine predators adapt their hunting techniques to locate and capture prey in response to
their surrounding environment. However, little is known about how certain strategies …

Species in the faeces: DNA metabarcoding as a method to determine the diet of the endangered yellow-eyed penguin

MJ Young, L Dutoit, F Robertson, Y van Heezik… - Wildlife …, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
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 …

An overview of the penguin visual system

PW Hadden, J Zhang - Vision, 2023 - mdpi.com
Penguins require vision that is adequate for both subaerial and submarine environments
under a wide range of illumination. Here we provide a structured overview of what is known …