Metals and metalloids in Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) prey, blood and faeces.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.01.059
Abstract: Piscivorous species like the Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) are particularly at risk of being negatively impacted by pollution due to their heightened exposure through aquatic food chains. Therefore, determining the concentration of heavy metals in… read more here.
Keywords: prey; blood faeces; penguin eudyptula; little penguin ... See more keywords
Variability in prey field structure drives inter-annual differences in prey encounter by a marine predator, the little penguin
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.220028
Abstract: Understanding how marine predators encounter prey across patchy landscapes remains challenging due to difficulties in measuring the three-dimensional structure of pelagic prey fields at scales relevant to animal movement. We measured at-sea behaviour of a… read more here.
Keywords: structure; little penguin; prey encounter; prey field ... See more keywords