The influence of subcolony-scale nesting habitat on the reproductive success of Adélie penguins

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Annie E. Schmidt, Grant Ballard, Amélie Lescroël, Katie M. Dugger, Dennis Jongsomjit, Megan L. Elrod, David G. Ainley
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Ross Island; Crozier; Royds; Cape Royds; Cape Crozier; Antarc*; Antarctica; South Polar Skuas
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94861-7; https://doaj.org/article/f73688b2f1514a7ea1c279a43d264992

Abstract Group-size variation is common in colonially breeding species, including seabirds, whose breeding colonies can vary in size by several orders of magnitude. Seabirds are some of the most threatened marine taxa and understanding the drivers of colony size variation is more important than ever...