Sexual segregation in timing of foraging by imperial shags (Phalacrocorax atriceps): is it always ladies first?

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Harris, Sabrina, Raya Rey, Andrea Nélida, Phillips, Richard A., Quintana, Flavio Roberto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag Berlín
• Subjects: Imperial Cormorant; Phalacrocorax Atriceps; Sexual Segregation; Foraging Behaviour; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Austral; Nélida; antartic*; Phalacrocorax atriceps
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/19341

The time seabirds have to forage is restricted while breeding, as time at sea must be balanced against the need to take turns with the partner protecting the nest site or offspring, and timing constraints change once the breeding season is over. Combined geolocator-immersion devices were deployed on...