Why Huddle? Ecological Drivers of Chick Aggregations in Gentoo Penguins, Pygoscelis papua, across Latitudes.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Caitlin Black, Ben Collen, Daniel Johnston, Tom Hart
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Huddle; Maiviken; Petermann Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Pygoscelis papua
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145676; https://doaj.org/article/df6d44e19de441beb7b3d200fe4a0400

Aggregations of young animals are common in a range of endothermic and ectothermic species, yet the adaptive behavior may depend on social circumstance and local conditions. In penguins, many species form aggregations (aka. crèches) for a variety of purposes, whilst others have never been observed e...