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| Saraux, Claire; Chiaradia, Andre; Salton, Marcus; Dann, Peter; Viblanc, Vincent A.. |
| Most effects of environmental and climate variability on predator life history traits and population dynamics result from indirect effects mediated through the food chain. There is growing evidence that wind strength might affect seabirds while foraging at sea. Here, we investigated the effect of wind speed on the foraging performance of a flightless marine predator, the little penguin (Eudyptula minor). To this end, we used satellite-derived wind data collected over 11 breeding seasons during which the daily attendance and body mass changes of more than 200 penguins breeding at Phillip Island (Victoria, Australia) were recorded by an automated penguin monitoring system. Over 17 363 foraging trips, we found that wind speed had important effects on foraging... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Body condition; Chick rearing; Climate change vs. climate variability; Eudyptula minor; Extreme events; Seabird. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00318/42964/42469.pdf |
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