Diving behaviour of chick-rearing Adélie Penguins at Edmonson Point, Ross Sea

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Nesti, Irene, Ropert‐Coudert, Yan, Kato, Akiko, Beaulieu, Michaël, Focardi, Silvano, Olmastroni, Silvia
• Other Authors: Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali "G. Sarfatti", Università degli Studi di Siena = University of Siena (UNISI), Département Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie (DEPE-IPHC), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2010
• Subjects: Diving behaviour; Adelie penguin; Breeding stages; Sea-ice; Edmonson Point; [SDE]Environmental Sciences; [SDV.BID.EVO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE]; Ross Sea; Polar Biology; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00473178; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0775-2

International audience The diving behaviour of chick-rearing Ade´lie penguins of Edmonson Point, Ross Sea, was analysed over two summer seasons (1994–1995 and 1995–1996). In 1994–1995, the study area was characterized by fast-ice persistency throughout season and by higher pack ice concentration tha...