Behavioural flexibility in an Arctic seabird using two distinct marine habitats to survive the energetic constraints of winter

• Published in: Movement Ecology
• Main Authors: Allison Patterson, H. Grant Gilchrist, Gregory J. Robertson, April Hedd, David A. Fifield, Kyle H. Elliott
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2022
• Subjects: Non-breeding; Nocturnal foraging; Uria lomvia; Labrador Sea; Daily activity rate; Biologging; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Arctic; Labrador Shelf; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation; Northwest Atlantic; uria
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-022-00344-3; https://doaj.org/article/76ab8d27ac714765af1c4b838e21db81

Abstract Background Homeothermic marine animals in Polar Regions face an energetic bottleneck in winter. The challenges of short days and cold temperatures are exacerbated for flying seabirds with small body size and limited fat stores. We use biologging approaches to examine how habitat, weather, a...