Movements and foraging strategies of juveniles procellariiformes during their first months of independence

• Main Author: Jeudi de Grissac, Sophie
• Other Authors: Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de La Rochelle (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de La Rochelle, Henri Weimerskirch
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: French
• Published: HAL CCSD 2016
• Subjects: Behaviour; Southern Ocean; Early life; Ecology; Strategy; Seabirds; Albatros; Oiseaux marins; Pétrels; Écologie; Stratégie; Comportement; Océan Austral; Début de vie; [SDV.SA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences; Austral; Kerguelen
• Online Access: https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01661452; https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01661452/document; https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01661452/file/2016JeudideGrissac94275B.pdf

The juvenile stage of animals is often much of a mystery to scientists. Moreover, juvenile survival is known to be a strong determinant for the future of a population. Indeed, juvenile animals are known to face high mortality during the first months after independence, with survival rates improving...