Proximate drivers of spatial segregation in non-breeding albatrosses

• Main Authors: Clay, TA, Manica, A, Ryan, PG, Silk, JRD, Croxall, JP, Ireland, L, Phillips, RA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
• Subjects: Animals; Breeding; Butterflies; Ecosystem; Geography; Islands; Population Dynamics; Seasons; Antarctic; Indian; Tac; Antarc*; British Antarctic Survey; Prince Edward Islands
• Online Access: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/264011; https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.9372

Many animals partition resources to avoid competition, and in colonially-breeding species this often leads to divergent space or habitat use. During the non-breeding season, foraging constraints are relaxed, yet the patterns and drivers of segregation both between and within populations are poorly u...