Evidence for an intrinsic energetic ceiling in free‐ranging kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla

• Published in: Journal of Animal Ecology
• Main Authors: Welcker, Jorg, Moe, Børge, Bech, Claus, Fyhn, Marianne, Schultner, Jannik, Speakman, John R., Gabrielsen, Geir W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2009
• Subjects: Dee; rissa tridactyla
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01626.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2656.2009.01626.x; https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01626.x

Summary 1. The rate at which free‐living animals can expend energy is limited but the causes of this limitation are not well understood. Theoretically, energy expenditure may be intrinsically limited by physiological properties of the animal constraining its capacity to process energy. Alternatively...