Hydrodynamic handicaps and organizational complexity in the foraging behavior of two free-ranging penguin species
Abstract Background Animal movement exhibits self-similarity across a range of both spatial and temporal scales reminiscent of statistical fractals. Stressors are known to induce changes in these statistical patterns of behavior, although the direction and interpretation of such changes are not alwa...
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ftbiomed:oai:biomedcentral.com:s40317-015-0061-8 2023-05-15T18:03:50+02:00 Hydrodynamic handicaps and organizational complexity in the foraging behavior of two free-ranging penguin species Meyer, Xavier MacIntosh, Andrew J J Kato, Akiko Chiaradia, André Ropert-Coudert, Yan 2015-08-13 http://www.animalbiotelemetry.com/content/3/1/25 en eng BioMed Central Ltd. http://www.animalbiotelemetry.com/content/3/1/25 Copyright 2015 Meyer et al. Fractal analysis Behavioral complexity Adélie penguin Little penguin Flipper band Bio-logger Hydrodynamic handicap Research 2015 ftbiomed 2015-08-16T00:03:23Z Abstract Background Animal movement exhibits self-similarity across a range of both spatial and temporal scales reminiscent of statistical fractals. Stressors are known to induce changes in these statistical patterns of behavior, although the direction and interpretation of such changes are not always clear. We examined whether the imposition of known hydrodynamic disruptors, bio-logging devices and flipper bands, induces changes in the temporal organization (complexity) of foraging sequences in two penguin species, little penguins ( Eudyptula minor ) and Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ). Results Detrended fluctuation analysis showed that foraging sequences produced by little penguins carrying larger loggers were more complex, i.e., were more erratic tending toward greater stochasticity, than those carrying smaller loggers. However, logger size did not affect complexity in foraging sequences of Adélie penguins. Logger position was associated only weakly with altered complexity in little penguins, with individuals carrying loggers in the middle of their backs displaying slightly more complex dive sequences than those carrying loggers lower on their backs. Finally, despite their known negative effects on penguin fitness, flipper bands were not associated with dive sequence complexity in little penguins. Conclusions Despite that externally attached devices can disrupt certain behavioral parameters in diving seabirds, we found mixed evidence in support of the hypothesis that such devices significantly disrupt the time-structured organizational properties of foraging sequences in the two penguin species investigated. However, smaller species carrying larger loggers, and perhaps those positioned higher on their backs, may experience an added element of noise in their behavioral sequences that may indicate a departure from foraging behavior observed under normal, unburdened conditions. Other/Unknown Material Pygoscelis adeliae BioMed Central |
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Abstract Background Animal movement exhibits self-similarity across a range of both spatial and temporal scales reminiscent of statistical fractals. Stressors are known to induce changes in these statistical patterns of behavior, although the direction and interpretation of such changes are not always clear. We examined whether the imposition of known hydrodynamic disruptors, bio-logging devices and flipper bands, induces changes in the temporal organization (complexity) of foraging sequences in two penguin species, little penguins ( Eudyptula minor ) and Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ). Results Detrended fluctuation analysis showed that foraging sequences produced by little penguins carrying larger loggers were more complex, i.e., were more erratic tending toward greater stochasticity, than those carrying smaller loggers. However, logger size did not affect complexity in foraging sequences of Adélie penguins. Logger position was associated only weakly with altered complexity in little penguins, with individuals carrying loggers in the middle of their backs displaying slightly more complex dive sequences than those carrying loggers lower on their backs. Finally, despite their known negative effects on penguin fitness, flipper bands were not associated with dive sequence complexity in little penguins. Conclusions Despite that externally attached devices can disrupt certain behavioral parameters in diving seabirds, we found mixed evidence in support of the hypothesis that such devices significantly disrupt the time-structured organizational properties of foraging sequences in the two penguin species investigated. However, smaller species carrying larger loggers, and perhaps those positioned higher on their backs, may experience an added element of noise in their behavioral sequences that may indicate a departure from foraging behavior observed under normal, unburdened conditions. |
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Meyer, Xavier MacIntosh, Andrew J J Kato, Akiko Chiaradia, André Ropert-Coudert, Yan |
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Meyer, Xavier MacIntosh, Andrew J J Kato, Akiko Chiaradia, André Ropert-Coudert, Yan |
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Hydrodynamic handicaps and organizational complexity in the foraging behavior of two free-ranging penguin species |
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Hydrodynamic handicaps and organizational complexity in the foraging behavior of two free-ranging penguin species |
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Hydrodynamic handicaps and organizational complexity in the foraging behavior of two free-ranging penguin species |
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Hydrodynamic handicaps and organizational complexity in the foraging behavior of two free-ranging penguin species |
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Hydrodynamic handicaps and organizational complexity in the foraging behavior of two free-ranging penguin species |
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hydrodynamic handicaps and organizational complexity in the foraging behavior of two free-ranging penguin species |
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