Path characteristics and colony arrival-departure statistics of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on Possession and Kerguelen Island
Orientation based on visual cues can be extremely difficult in crowded bird colonies due to the presence of many individuals. We studied king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) that live in dense colonies and are constantly faced with such problems. Our aims were to describe adult penguin homing pat...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Other/Unknown Material |
Language: | English |
Published: |
PANGAEA
2010
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.817547 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.817547 |
id |
ftpangaea:oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.817547 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftpangaea:oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.817547 2024-09-15T18:14:51+00:00 Path characteristics and colony arrival-departure statistics of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on Possession and Kerguelen Island Nesterova, Anna P Le Bohec, Céline Beaune, David Pettex, Emeline Le Maho, Yvon Bonadonna, Francesco MEDIAN LATITUDE: -47.357867 * MEDIAN LONGITUDE: 58.093067 * SOUTH-BOUND LATITUDE: -49.222000 * WEST-BOUND LONGITUDE: 51.861100 * NORTH-BOUND LATITUDE: -46.425800 * EAST-BOUND LONGITUDE: 70.557000 * DATE/TIME START: 2007-08-15T00:00:00 * DATE/TIME END: 2008-03-15T00:00:00 2010 application/zip, 3 datasets https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.817547 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.817547 en eng PANGAEA https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.817547 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.817547 CC-BY-3.0: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Access constraints: unrestricted info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Supplement to: Nesterova, Anna P; Le Bohec, Céline; Beaune, David; Pettex, Emeline; Le Maho, Yvon; Bonadonna, Francesco (2010): Do penguins dare to walk at night? Visual cues influence king penguin colony arrivals and departures. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 64(7), 1145-1156, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-010-0930-3 International Polar Year (2007-2008) IPY dataset publication series 2010 ftpangaea https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.81754710.1007/s00265-010-0930-3 2024-07-24T02:31:21Z Orientation based on visual cues can be extremely difficult in crowded bird colonies due to the presence of many individuals. We studied king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) that live in dense colonies and are constantly faced with such problems. Our aims were to describe adult penguin homing paths on land and to test whether visual cues are important for their orientation in the colony. We also tested the hypothesis that older penguins should be better able to cope with limited visual cues due to their greater experience. We collected and examined GPS paths of homing penguins. In addition, we analyzed 8 months of penguin arrivals to and departures from the colony using data from an automatic identification system. We found that birds rearing chicks did not minimize their traveling time on land and did not proceed to their young (located in creches) along straight paths. Moreover, breeding birds' arrivals and departures were affected by the time of day and luminosity levels. Our data suggest that king penguins prefer to move in and out of the colony when visual cues are available. Still, they are capable of navigating even in complete darkness, and this ability seems to develop over the years, with older breeding birds more likely to move through the colony at nighttime luminosity levels. This study is the first step in unveiling the mysteries of king penguin orientation on land. Other/Unknown Material International Polar Year IPY King Penguins PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science ENVELOPE(51.861100,70.557000,-46.425800,-49.222000) |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science |
op_collection_id |
ftpangaea |
language |
English |
topic |
International Polar Year (2007-2008) IPY |
spellingShingle |
International Polar Year (2007-2008) IPY Nesterova, Anna P Le Bohec, Céline Beaune, David Pettex, Emeline Le Maho, Yvon Bonadonna, Francesco Path characteristics and colony arrival-departure statistics of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on Possession and Kerguelen Island |
topic_facet |
International Polar Year (2007-2008) IPY |
description |
Orientation based on visual cues can be extremely difficult in crowded bird colonies due to the presence of many individuals. We studied king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) that live in dense colonies and are constantly faced with such problems. Our aims were to describe adult penguin homing paths on land and to test whether visual cues are important for their orientation in the colony. We also tested the hypothesis that older penguins should be better able to cope with limited visual cues due to their greater experience. We collected and examined GPS paths of homing penguins. In addition, we analyzed 8 months of penguin arrivals to and departures from the colony using data from an automatic identification system. We found that birds rearing chicks did not minimize their traveling time on land and did not proceed to their young (located in creches) along straight paths. Moreover, breeding birds' arrivals and departures were affected by the time of day and luminosity levels. Our data suggest that king penguins prefer to move in and out of the colony when visual cues are available. Still, they are capable of navigating even in complete darkness, and this ability seems to develop over the years, with older breeding birds more likely to move through the colony at nighttime luminosity levels. This study is the first step in unveiling the mysteries of king penguin orientation on land. |
format |
Other/Unknown Material |
author |
Nesterova, Anna P Le Bohec, Céline Beaune, David Pettex, Emeline Le Maho, Yvon Bonadonna, Francesco |
author_facet |
Nesterova, Anna P Le Bohec, Céline Beaune, David Pettex, Emeline Le Maho, Yvon Bonadonna, Francesco |
author_sort |
Nesterova, Anna P |
title |
Path characteristics and colony arrival-departure statistics of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on Possession and Kerguelen Island |
title_short |
Path characteristics and colony arrival-departure statistics of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on Possession and Kerguelen Island |
title_full |
Path characteristics and colony arrival-departure statistics of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on Possession and Kerguelen Island |
title_fullStr |
Path characteristics and colony arrival-departure statistics of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on Possession and Kerguelen Island |
title_full_unstemmed |
Path characteristics and colony arrival-departure statistics of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on Possession and Kerguelen Island |
title_sort |
path characteristics and colony arrival-departure statistics of king penguins (aptenodytes patagonicus) on possession and kerguelen island |
publisher |
PANGAEA |
publishDate |
2010 |
url |
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.817547 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.817547 |
op_coverage |
MEDIAN LATITUDE: -47.357867 * MEDIAN LONGITUDE: 58.093067 * SOUTH-BOUND LATITUDE: -49.222000 * WEST-BOUND LONGITUDE: 51.861100 * NORTH-BOUND LATITUDE: -46.425800 * EAST-BOUND LONGITUDE: 70.557000 * DATE/TIME START: 2007-08-15T00:00:00 * DATE/TIME END: 2008-03-15T00:00:00 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(51.861100,70.557000,-46.425800,-49.222000) |
genre |
International Polar Year IPY King Penguins |
genre_facet |
International Polar Year IPY King Penguins |
op_source |
Supplement to: Nesterova, Anna P; Le Bohec, Céline; Beaune, David; Pettex, Emeline; Le Maho, Yvon; Bonadonna, Francesco (2010): Do penguins dare to walk at night? Visual cues influence king penguin colony arrivals and departures. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 64(7), 1145-1156, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-010-0930-3 |
op_relation |
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.817547 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.817547 |
op_rights |
CC-BY-3.0: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Access constraints: unrestricted info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.81754710.1007/s00265-010-0930-3 |
_version_ |
1810452625730043904 |