Stomach oil and reproductive energetics in Antarctic prions, Pachyptila desolata

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Taylor, Jan R. E., Place, Allen R., Roby, Daniel D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1997
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Antarctic; Bird Island; Antarc*; Pachyptila desolata
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z97-060; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z97-060

We studied energy-provisioning rates and energy requirements of nestlings, as well as energy-expenditure rates of adults in Antarctic prions (Pachyptila desolata) on sub-Antarctic Bird Island, South Georgia. Special emphasis was placed on investigating the role of stomach oil as an energy source for...