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Jaquemet, S; Potier, M; Cherel, Y; Kojadinovic, J; Bustamante, Paco; Richard, P; Catry, T; Ramos, J; Le Corre, M. |
Over 6-million pairs of sooty terns Sterna fuscata breed once a year in the southwest Indian Ocean, mostly on three islands of the Mozambique Channel (Europa, Juan de Nova and Glorieuses) and in the Seychelles region. Seasonal reproduction in either winter or summer is the dominant strategy in the area, but non-seasonal reproduction also occurred in some places like at Glorieuses Archipelago. The feeding ecology of the sooty tern was investigated during the breeding seasons to determine whether terns showed significant differences in their trophic ecology between locations. Regurgitations were analyzed to describe the diet of individuals when breeding, and stable isotopes and mercury concentrations were used to temporally integrate over the medium-term of... |
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Palavras-chave: Mercury δ 15N δ 13C fish larvae flying squid feeding ecology Seabirds. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-4654.pdf |
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Danckwerts, D. K.; Humeau, L.; Pinet, P.; Mcquaid, C. D.; Le Corre, M. |
Effective conservation requires maintenance of the processes underlying species divergence, as well as understanding species’ responses to episodic disturbances and long-term change. We explored genetic population structure at a previously unrecognized spatial scale in seabirds, focusing on fine-scale isolation between colonies, and identified two distinct genetic clusters of Barau’s Petrels (Pterodroma baraui) on Réunion Island (Indian Ocean) corresponding to the sampled breeding colonies separated by 5 km. This unexpected result was supported by long-term banding and was clearly linked to the species’ extreme philopatric tendencies, emphasizing the importance of philopatry as an intrinsic barrier to gene flow. This implies that loss of a single colony... |
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Ano: 2021 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00687/79938/82836.pdf |
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Cherel, Y; Le Corre, M; Jaquemet, S; Menard, Frederic; Richard, Pierre; Weimerskirch, H. |
Characteristics of the tropical oceanic environment (low productivity, little seasonality) and poor diversity of tropical seabird foraging methods and prey relative to temperate and polar species suggest that tropical seabirds overall encompass a narrow range of isotopic niches, with large overlaps among species. To test this hypothesis, we examined the stable carbon (delta C-13) and nitrogen (delta N-15) isotopic composition of blood and feathers of 5 seabird species from Europa Island, Mozambique Channel. While differences were small, blood delta C-13 and delta N-15 values characterized 5 distinct and non-overlapping trophic niches during the breeding period. Seabirds used 2 distinct foraging areas (delta C-13), one used by sooty tern Sterna fuscata and... |
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Palavras-chave: Trophic segregation; Tuna; Sooty tern; Pelagic ecosystem; Frigatebird; Booby. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-4675.pdf |
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Kojadinovic, Jessica; Le Corre, M; Cosson, R.p.; Bustamante, Paco. |
This work aimed to use seabirds as bioindicators of trace element levels in the tropical waters and food webs of the Western Indian Ocean. The accumulation patterns of selected toxic (Cd and Hg) and essential (Cu, Fe, Mn, Se, and Zn) elements were determined in liver, kidney, and pectoral muscle of 162 marine birds belonging to 3 species collected in Reunion Island between 2002 and 2004. These pelagic seabirds belong to the following species: Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui), Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri bailloni), and White-Tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus). Hg levels were also measured in breast feathers. Highest mean kidney Cd and liver Hg levels (respectively, 27.79 +/- 13.78 mu g.g(-1) dry weight (dw) and 24.31 +/- 14.13 mu g.g(-1)... |
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Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-2488.pdf |
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Kojadinovic, Jessica; Bustamante, Paco; Le Corre, M; Cosson, R. P.. |
Seabird tissues collected between 2002 and 2004 from Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui), Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri bailloni), and White-Tailed Trop icbird (Phaethon lepturus) colonies on Reunion Island were analyzed for metallothioneins (MTs) and trace element content. The subcellular distribution between soluble and insoluble fractions of Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Se, and Zn was determined in liver and kidney. In both, the soluble fraction of the cell concentrated most of the Cd and Se, whereas Fe, Mn, and Zn were preferentially accumulated in the insoluble fraction. The distribution of these elements varied with the tissue, age of the bird, and species. Furthermore, the distributions of Fe and Mn were somewhat influenced by the bird's physical... |
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Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-2489.pdf |
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