Stomach oil and reproductive energetics in Antarctic prions,Pachyptila desolata

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Taylor, Jan R. E., Place, Allen R., Roby, Daniel D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: NRC Research Press 1997
• Subjects: Antarctic; Bird Island; Antarc*; Pachyptila desolata
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514723/; https://doi.org/10.1139/z97-060

We studied energy-provisioning rates and energy requirements of nestlings, as well as energy-expenditure rates of adults in Antarctic prions (Pachyptila desolata) on sub-Antarctic Bird Island, South Georgia. Special emphasis was placed on investigating the role of stomach oil as an energy source for...