Breeding status influences timing but not duration of moult in the Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Authors: Grissot, Antoine, Graham, Isla M., Quinn, Lucy, Bråthen, Vegard Sandøy, Thompson, Paul M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: light-based geolocation; moulting; non-breeding; phenology; Procellariiformes; Fulmar; Fulmarus glacialis; Northern Fulmar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2590914; https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12714

Seabirds are key marine top predator species that are often used as indicators of the environmental quality of the oceans. Their breeding phenology has been studied extensively, but their pelagic habits mean less is known about the phenology of other events during the non-breeding period. Here, we u...