A novel foraging strategy in gentoo penguins breeding at sub-Antarctic Marion Island
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DOI: 10.1007/s00227-016-3066-9
Abstract: To help meet the high energy demands of raising the young, some seabirds alternate between short, frequent foraging trips to maximize food delivery to the young, and infrequent, long foraging trips that serve towards self-maintenance.… read more here.
Keywords: novel foraging; marion; gentoo penguins; marion island ... See more keywords
Plumage and bill abnormalities in albatross chicks on Marion Island
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DOI: 10.1007/s00300-019-02528-x
Abstract: Accessible colonies of Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma chicks on Marion Island have been inspected for chicks presenting mouse wounds from 2015, and during these inspections we found several cases of plumage and bill abnormalities. We… read more here.
Keywords: headed albatross; albatross chicks; marion island; bill ... See more keywords
Marion Island half a century ago: A glimpse into an earlier era of sub-Antarctic exploration
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DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2017/a0192
Abstract: My first thoughts on this book were unkind: ‘It’s a diary, so don’t expect too much’. Yet this book is so much more than a diary.As an historical document, this text has much of interest. There… read more here.
Keywords: marion; island half; half century; marion island ... See more keywords
A survey of Great-winged Petrels Pterodroma macroptera breeding at sub-Antarctic Marion Island and a revised global population estimate
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DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2020.1721587
Abstract: Although burrow-nesting petrels are the most abundant group of seabirds in the Southern Ocean, their global populations are poorly known, because most species breed on remote islands. For example, there are no accurate estimates for… read more here.
Keywords: great winged; island; marion island; pterodroma macroptera ... See more keywords