Differential use of the Argentine shelf by wintering adults and juveniles southern giant petrels, Macronectes giganteus, from Patagonia

• Published in: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
• Main Authors: Blanco, Gabriela Silvina, Quintana, Flavio Roberto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier
• Subjects: Southern Giant Petrel; Non-Breeding Migration; First-Year Juveniles; Argentine Shelf; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Patagonia; Argentina; Argentine; Giganteus; Blanco; Arce; Giant Petrel; Giant Petrels; Macronectes giganteus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/10477

To study habitat use and at-sea movements of southern giant petrels (SGP) during non-breeding period, we deployed 15 satellite transmitters (six adults, nine juveniles) at Isla Arce and Isla Gran Robredo colonies in Patagonia, Argentina. Birds were instrumented during 81.4 ± 37 days. Adult birds use...