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| Paredes, Rosana; Orben, Rachael A.; Roby, Daniel D.; Irons, David B.; Young, Rebecca; Renner, Heather; Tremblay, Yann; Will, Alexis; Harding, Ann M. A.; Kitaysky, Alexander S.. |
| Causes and consequences of differences in seabird foraging strategies between breeding colonies are not well understood. We tested whether body size of a pursuit-diving seabird, the thick-billed murre Uria lomvia, differs between breeding colonies and, if so, how size differences can be understood in the context of differences in foraging behavior, habitat use, and breeding performance. We measured adult murres over 3 seasons (2008 to 2010) at 2 of the Pribilof Islands, St. Paul and St. George, located on the continental shelf of the Bering Sea at different distances from the shelf break. Body mass and size were positively associated with deep diving and negatively associated with long flights, suggesting morphology influences foraging and commuting... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Body size; Foraging; Diving; Marine habitats; Stress levels; Bering Sea; Murres; Seabirds. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00626/73837/73678.pdf |
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