Seasonal variation in oceanographic habitat and behaviour of white-chinned petrels (Procellaria aequinoctialis) from Kerguelen Island

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Péron, Clara, Delord, Karine, Phillips, Richard A., Charbonnier, Yohan, Marteau, Cédric, Louzao, Maité, Weimerskirch, Henri
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Inter-Research 2010
• Subjects: Marine Sciences; Zoology; Ecology and Environment; Antarctic; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Island; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11780/; http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps2010/416/m416p267.pdf

Marine environments experience seasonal variation in physical and biological parameters, with consequent changes in predator distributions. During the breeding period, proximity to suitable feeding sites is essential for central place foragers, whereas during the non-breeding period their distributi...