Does the foraging strategy of adult Short‐tailed Shearwaters cause obesity in their chicks?

• Published in: Journal of Avian Biology
• Main Authors: Schultz, Mark A., Klomp, Nicholas I.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2000
• Subjects: Antarctic; Montague; Antarc*; Puffinus tenuirostris
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-048x.2000.310303.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1034%2Fj.1600-048X.2000.310303.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1034/j.1600-048X.2000.310303.x

The chick provisioning behaviour of Short‐tailed Shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris breeding at the northern edge of their distribution on Montague Island, New South Wales, was examined in February and March 1997. The duration of individual foraging trips of parents, weight changes of adults and chic...