Flexible incubation rhythm in northern fulmars: a comparison between oceanographic zones
Variation in the timing and abundance of marine food resources is known to affect the breeding behaviour of many seabirds, constraining our understanding of the extent to which these behaviours vary in different parts of a species' range. We studied incubation shifts of northern fulmars (Fulmar...
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ftnapieruniv:oai:repository@napier.ac.uk:2810034 2023-05-15T14:34:29+02:00 Flexible incubation rhythm in northern fulmars: a comparison between oceanographic zones Mallory, M. L. Gaston, A. J. Forbes, M. R. Gilchrist, H. G. Cheney, B. Lewis, S. Thompson, P. M. 2008-05-17 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-008-0994-z http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2810034 unknown Springer http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2810034 doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-008-0994-z 0025-3162 10.1007/s00227-008-0994-z Pair Member Incubation Behaviour Nest Attendance Arctic Site Northern Fulmar Journal Article 2008 ftnapieruniv https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-008-0994-z 2022-06-13T18:46:53Z Variation in the timing and abundance of marine food resources is known to affect the breeding behaviour of many seabirds, constraining our understanding of the extent to which these behaviours vary in different parts of a species' range. We studied incubation shifts of northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) breeding at two colonies in Arctic Canada (High Arctic oceanographic zone) and one colony in the UK (Boreal oceanographic zone) between 2001 and 2005. Fulmars in Arctic Canada had longer incubation shifts than previously reported at more southern colonies, presumably because marine productivity is lower early in the breeding season in the Arctic. Shift durations were particularly long at one colony in years with abnormally late, extensive sea-ice cover, although at the other Arctic colony, where sea-ice cover is predictably late every year, the duration of shifts was shorter than expected. At the Boreal colony, incubation shifts were much longer than expected, similar to Arctic colonies, and likely attributable to poor marine food supplies in the North Sea in recent years. Collectively, our data suggest that fulmars can adjust their incubation rhythm to compensate for poor marine feeding conditions, although this may incur a cost to body condition or reproductive success. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Fulmarus glacialis Northern Fulmar Sea ice Edinburgh Napier Repository (Napier University Edinburgh) Arctic Canada Fulmar ENVELOPE(-46.016,-46.016,-60.616,-60.616) Marine Biology 154 6 1031 1040 |
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Variation in the timing and abundance of marine food resources is known to affect the breeding behaviour of many seabirds, constraining our understanding of the extent to which these behaviours vary in different parts of a species' range. We studied incubation shifts of northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) breeding at two colonies in Arctic Canada (High Arctic oceanographic zone) and one colony in the UK (Boreal oceanographic zone) between 2001 and 2005. Fulmars in Arctic Canada had longer incubation shifts than previously reported at more southern colonies, presumably because marine productivity is lower early in the breeding season in the Arctic. Shift durations were particularly long at one colony in years with abnormally late, extensive sea-ice cover, although at the other Arctic colony, where sea-ice cover is predictably late every year, the duration of shifts was shorter than expected. At the Boreal colony, incubation shifts were much longer than expected, similar to Arctic colonies, and likely attributable to poor marine food supplies in the North Sea in recent years. Collectively, our data suggest that fulmars can adjust their incubation rhythm to compensate for poor marine feeding conditions, although this may incur a cost to body condition or reproductive success. |
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Mallory, M. L. Gaston, A. J. Forbes, M. R. Gilchrist, H. G. Cheney, B. Lewis, S. Thompson, P. M. |
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Mallory, M. L. Gaston, A. J. Forbes, M. R. Gilchrist, H. G. Cheney, B. Lewis, S. Thompson, P. M. |
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Flexible incubation rhythm in northern fulmars: a comparison between oceanographic zones |
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Flexible incubation rhythm in northern fulmars: a comparison between oceanographic zones |
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Flexible incubation rhythm in northern fulmars: a comparison between oceanographic zones |
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Flexible incubation rhythm in northern fulmars: a comparison between oceanographic zones |
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Flexible incubation rhythm in northern fulmars: a comparison between oceanographic zones |
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flexible incubation rhythm in northern fulmars: a comparison between oceanographic zones |
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