Nest characteristics determine nest microclimate and affect breeding output in an Antarctic seabird, the Wilson’s storm-petrel

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Michielsen, Rosanne J., Ausems, Anne N. M. A., Jakubas, Dariusz, Pętlicki, Michał, Plenzler, Joanna, Shamoun-Baranes, Judy, Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Katarzyna
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2019
• Subjects: Research Article; Antarctic; Austral; Burrows; King George Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6564424/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31194763; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217708

The importance of nest characteristics for birds breeding in the extreme climate conditions of polar regions, has been greatly understudied. Nest parameters, like nest orientation, exposure and insulation, could strongly influence microclimate and protection against precipitation of the nest, thereb...