Habitat use and sex-specific foraging behaviour of Adélie penguins throughout the breeding season in Adélie Land, East Antarctica

• Main Authors: Widmann, Michel, Kato, Akiko, Raymond, Ben, Angelier, Frédéric, Arthur, Benjamin, Chastel, Olivier, Pellé, Marie, Raclot, Thierry, Ropert-Coudert, Yan
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2015
• Subjects: Adélie penguin; Marine Protected Areas; Bio-logging; Foraging behaviour; Sea-ice distribution; Polynya; Adélie Land; Antarctic; Austral; Dumont d’Urville; East Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; Pygoscelis adeliae; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.movementecologyjournal.com/content/3/1/30

Abstract Background Marine predators are ecosystem sentinels because their foraging behaviour and reproductive success reflect the variability occurring in the lower trophic levels of the ecosystem. In an era of environmental change, monitoring top predators species can provide valuable insights int...