A white-capped albatross, Thalassarche [cauta] steadi, at South Georgia: first confirmed record in the south-western Atlantic
Although albatrosses typically show strong natal philopatry, a small proportion of birds emigrate to distant colonies, occasionally establishing new breeding sites and potentially initiating speciation events. Patterns of albatross distribution and speciation may be determined largely by the behavio...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:12338 2023-05-15T15:44:41+02:00 A white-capped albatross, Thalassarche [cauta] steadi, at South Georgia: first confirmed record in the south-western Atlantic Phalan, Ben Phillips, Richard A. Double, Michael C. 2004 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12338/ unknown CSIRO Publishing Phalan, Ben; Phillips, Richard A.; Double, Michael C. 2004 A white-capped albatross, Thalassarche [cauta] steadi, at South Georgia: first confirmed record in the south-western Atlantic. Emu, 104 (4). 359-361. https://doi.org/10.1071/MU03057 <https://doi.org/10.1071/MU03057> Zoology Ecology and Environment Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2004 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1071/MU03057 2023-02-04T19:27:55Z Although albatrosses typically show strong natal philopatry, a small proportion of birds emigrate to distant colonies, occasionally establishing new breeding sites and potentially initiating speciation events. Patterns of albatross distribution and speciation may be determined largely by the behaviour of these few wayward individuals. In February 2003, a male White-capped Albatross, Thalassarche [cauta] steadi (identified from DNA), was observed in a colony of Black-browed Albatrosses, T. melanophrys, at Bird Island, South Georgia. It returned to the same colony the following austral spring. Although there have been previous records of shy-type albatrosses (T. [cauta] steadi or T. [cauta] cauta) in the south-western Atlantic Ocean, this is the first confirmed record of either taxon, and indicates the potential for colonisation, over 10000 km from its present breeding range. Article in Journal/Newspaper Bird Island Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Austral Bird Island ENVELOPE(-38.060,-38.060,-54.004,-54.004) Emu - Austral Ornithology 104 4 359 361 |
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Zoology Ecology and Environment Phalan, Ben Phillips, Richard A. Double, Michael C. A white-capped albatross, Thalassarche [cauta] steadi, at South Georgia: first confirmed record in the south-western Atlantic |
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Although albatrosses typically show strong natal philopatry, a small proportion of birds emigrate to distant colonies, occasionally establishing new breeding sites and potentially initiating speciation events. Patterns of albatross distribution and speciation may be determined largely by the behaviour of these few wayward individuals. In February 2003, a male White-capped Albatross, Thalassarche [cauta] steadi (identified from DNA), was observed in a colony of Black-browed Albatrosses, T. melanophrys, at Bird Island, South Georgia. It returned to the same colony the following austral spring. Although there have been previous records of shy-type albatrosses (T. [cauta] steadi or T. [cauta] cauta) in the south-western Atlantic Ocean, this is the first confirmed record of either taxon, and indicates the potential for colonisation, over 10000 km from its present breeding range. |
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Phalan, Ben Phillips, Richard A. Double, Michael C. |
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A white-capped albatross, Thalassarche [cauta] steadi, at South Georgia: first confirmed record in the south-western Atlantic |
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A white-capped albatross, Thalassarche [cauta] steadi, at South Georgia: first confirmed record in the south-western Atlantic |
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A white-capped albatross, Thalassarche [cauta] steadi, at South Georgia: first confirmed record in the south-western Atlantic |
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A white-capped albatross, Thalassarche [cauta] steadi, at South Georgia: first confirmed record in the south-western Atlantic |
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A white-capped albatross, Thalassarche [cauta] steadi, at South Georgia: first confirmed record in the south-western Atlantic |
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white-capped albatross, thalassarche [cauta] steadi, at south georgia: first confirmed record in the south-western atlantic |
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CSIRO Publishing |
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2004 |
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http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12338/ |
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Phalan, Ben; Phillips, Richard A.; Double, Michael C. 2004 A white-capped albatross, Thalassarche [cauta] steadi, at South Georgia: first confirmed record in the south-western Atlantic. Emu, 104 (4). 359-361. https://doi.org/10.1071/MU03057 <https://doi.org/10.1071/MU03057> |
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