Energy saving processes in huddling emperor penguins: from experiments to theory.

International audience This paper investigates the energy savings of male emperor penguins Aptenodytes forsteri linked to their huddling behaviour, the key factor that allows them to assume their incubating task while undergoing a long fast. Drawing on new studies by our team, this review examines t...

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Published in:Journal of Experimental Biology
Main Authors: Gilbert, Caroline, Blanc, Stéphane, Le Maho, Yvon, Ancel, André
Other Authors: Département Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie (DEPE-IPHC), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), IPEV
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2008
Subjects:
huddling
body temperature
wind protection
microclimate
emperor penguin
energetic benefit
[SDV.BID.EVO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE]
[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology
Austral
Huddle
Aptenodytes forsteri
Emperor penguins
Online Access:https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00200129
https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.005785

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