Combination of at-sea activity, geolocation and feather stable isotopes documents where and when seabirds moult

Key facets of the foraging ecology of seabirds during the inter-breeding period still remain poorly understood because of the difficulty of studying them at sea, including during the energy-demanding moulting stage. Here, the extent to which three sympatric petrels (Antarctic and thin-billed prions,...

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Main Authors: Yves eCherel, Petra eQuillfeldt, Karine eDelord, Henri eWeimerskirch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2016.00003/full