Metabolic rate throughout the annual cycle reveals the demands of an Arctic existence in Great Cormorants

• Published in: Ecology
• Main Authors: White, Craig R., Grémillet, David, Green, Jonathan A., Martin, Graham R., Butler, Patrick J.
• Other Authors: Donald R. Strong
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Ecological Society of America 2011
• Subjects: Arctic; Basal metabolic rate; Catch per unit effort; CPUE; Daily energy expenditure; Day length; Diving depths; Field metabolic rate; Foraging efficiency; Great Cormorant; Greenland; Phalacrocorax carbo; Seasonal variation; 1105 Ecology; Evolution; Behavior and Systematics; Dee
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:240206/UQ240206_OA.pdf; https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:240206

Aquatic endotherms living in polar regions are faced with a multitude of challenges, including low air and water temperatures and low illumination, especially in winter. Like other endotherms from cold environments, Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) living in Arctic waters were hypothesized to...