Variation in the trophic niche and food provisioning between the early and late chick-rearing stages in Magellanic penguins Spheniscus magellanicus at Martillo Island, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Dodino, Samanta Graciela, Riccialdelli, Luciana, Polito, Michael J., Pütz, Klemens, Raya Rey, Andrea Nélida
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: stable isotopes; individual consistency; breeding season; seabirds; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Austral; Argentina; Orleans; Nélida; Martillo; Antarc*; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/231405

Variation in the foraging niche and parental provisioning behaviors of breeding seabirds have the potential to afect population dynamics (e.g. foraging success, breeding productivity, and ultimately population size). We sampled blood plasma of family’ groups (females, males, and chicks) of Magellani...