Plumage development and environmental factors influence surface temperature gradients in wandering albatross chicks

• Published in: Journal of Thermal Biology
• Main Authors: Stone, David W., Gunn, Carrie, Nord, Andreas, Phillips, Richard A., McCafferty, Dominic J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: Austral; Bird Island; Diomedea exulans; Wandering Albatross
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/527375/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/527375/1/1-s2.0-S0306456520305490-main.pdf; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306456520305490

Young birds in cold environments face a range of age-specific thermal challenges. Studying the thermal biology of young birds throughout ontogeny may further our understanding of how such challenges are met. We investigated how age and environmental parameters influenced surface temperature gradient...