Multi-predator assemblages, dive type, bathymetry and sex influence foraging success and efficiency in African penguins

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Grace Sutton, Lorien Pichegru, Jonathan A. Botha, Abbas Z. Kouzani, Scott Adams, Charles A. Bost, John P.Y. Arnould
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020
• Subjects: Penguin; Prey capture; Benthic; Camera; Group foraging; Accelerometer; Medicine; R; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Bird Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9380; https://doaj.org/article/06088b198a574f20a7a3c56798e3d775

Marine predators adapt their hunting techniques to locate and capture prey in response to their surrounding environment. However, little is known about how certain strategies influence foraging success and efficiency. Due to the miniaturisation of animal tracking technologies, a single individual ca...