Growth and energy expenditure of Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans chicks

• Main Authors: Mabille, Géraldine, Boutard, Olivier, Schaffer, Scott A., Costa, Daniel P., Weimerskirch, Henri
• Other Authors: Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz), University of California (UC)-University of California (UC), Centre de la Réunion, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2004
• Subjects: [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology; [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes; Midwinter; Crozet Islands; Diomedea exulans; Wandering Albatross
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-00187073

International audience Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans chicks require 9–10 months to achieve adult body size at fledging, at which time they are also sexually size dimorphic. Because the developmental period spans the winter season, chicks must endure severe winter conditions and variability in...