Processed tracking data of Southern Giant Petrels during breeding activity in Harmony Point, Nelson Island, between 2021 and 2023 ...
Processed GPS data for 36 Southern Giant Petrels (Macronectes giganteus) in December and January of 2021/22 and 2022/23 breeding season in Harmony Point (62°17′60″ S, 59°10′60″ W), Nelson Island, Maritime Antarctic Peninusula. All individuals had active nests. Bill size and tarsus length for 50 sout...
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2024
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10657404 https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10657404 |
| Summary: | Processed GPS data for 36 Southern Giant Petrels (Macronectes giganteus) in December and January of 2021/22 and 2022/23 breeding season in Harmony Point (62°17′60″ S, 59°10′60″ W), Nelson Island, Maritime Antarctic Peninusula. All individuals had active nests. Bill size and tarsus length for 50 southern giant petrels ringed in the area. Between 2021 and 2023 50 breeding individuals were captured on the nest, following methods and protocols previously approved (https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10640094). For capture, one researcher approached the colony, while the others remained at a distance, preferentially out of sight of the birds. Response behavior to the approaching researcher was used as a proxy for capture selection, for instance, animals that regurgitate or stand on the nest exposing the eggs when the researcher approaches are more likely to leave the nest or might take longer to return to the nest after releasing, increasing the risk of breeding failure (Krüger et al. in prep). Therefore, ... |
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