Delay in Adélie penguin nest occupation restricts parental investment in nest construction and reduces reproductive output

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: McLatchie, Madi J., Emmerson, Louise, Wotherspoon, Simon, Southwell, Colin
• Other Authors: Australian Antarctic Division
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2024
• Subjects: East Antarctica; Windmill Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica; Pygoscelis adeliae; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10988; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ece3.10988

Abstract Reproductive success is an important demographic parameter that can be driven by environmental and behavioural factors operating on various spatio‐temporal scales. As seabirds breed on land and forage in the ocean, processes occurring in both environments can influence their reproductive su...