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At-sea activity patterns of breeding and nonbreeding white-chinned petrels Procellaria aequinoctialis from South Georgia

Mackley, Elizabeth K ; Phillips, Richard A ; Silk, Janet R. D ; Wakefield, Ewan D ; Afanasyev, Vsevolod ; Furness, Robert W

Marine biology, 2011-02, Vol.158 (2), p.429-438 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Berlin/Heidelberg: Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag

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At-sea activity patterns of breeding and nonbreeding white-chinned petrels Procellaria aequinoctialis from South Georgia
Autor: Mackley, Elizabeth K ; Phillips, Richard A ; Silk, Janet R. D ; Wakefield, Ewan D ; Afanasyev, Vsevolod ; Furness, Robert W
Assuntos: Analysis ; Animal and plant ecology ; Animal behavior ; Animal breeding ; Animal, plant and microbial ecology ; Aves ; Behavior ; Biological and medical sciences ; Biomedical and Life Sciences ; Birds ; Endangered & extinct species ; Freshwater & Marine Ecology ; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology ; Growth ; Habitat (Ecology) ; Life Sciences ; Light ; Marine ; Marine & Freshwater Sciences ; Marine biology ; Methods ; Microbiology ; Oceanography ; Original Paper ; Petrels ; Phoebetria palpebrata ; Procellaria aequinoctialis ; Sea water ecosystems ; Studies ; Synecology ; Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution ; Zoology
É parte de: Marine biology, 2011-02, Vol.158 (2), p.429-438
Notas: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-010-1570-x
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Descrição: Despite the recent burgeoning in predator tracking studies, few report on seabird activity patterns, despite the potential to provide important insights into foraging ecology and distribution. In the first year-round study for any small petrel, we examined the activity patterns of the white-chinned petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis based on data from combination geolocator-immersion loggers deployed on adults at South Georgia. The petrels were highly nocturnal, flying for greater proportions of darkness than any large procellarid studied so far, except the light-mantled albatross Phoebetria palpebrata. Flight bout durations were short compared with other species, suggesting a dominant foraging mode of small-scale searching within large prey patches. When migrating, birds reduced the proportion of time on the water and increased flight bout duration. Activity patterns changed seasonally: birds flew least during the nonbreeding period, and most frequently during chick-rearing in order to meet higher energy demands associated with provisioning offspring. The degree of their response to moonlight was also stage dependent (greatest in nonbreeding, and weakest in incubating birds), a trait potentially shared by other nocturnal petrels which will have repercussions for feeding success and prey selection. For the white-chinned petrel, which is commonly caught in longline fisheries, these results can be used to identify periods when birds are most susceptible to bycatch, and therefore when use of mitigation and checking for compliance is critical.
Editor: Berlin/Heidelberg: Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag
Idioma: Inglês

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At-sea activity patterns of breeding and nonbreeding white-chinned petrels Procellaria aequinoctialis from South Georgia

Mackley, Elizabeth K ; Phillips, Richard A ; Silk, Janet R. D ; Wakefield, Ewan D ; Afanasyev, Vsevolod ; Furness, Robert W

Berlin/Heidelberg: Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag

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