Moult intensity in blue petrels and a key moult site off West Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Ryan, Peter G., Lee, Jasmine R., Bouard, Fabrice Le
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2020
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology; Evolution; Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; Cape Horn; Ramirez; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:2fb9381

Blue petrels (Halobaena caerulea Gmelin) rapidly moult their flight feathers in Antarctic waters in February–April, immediately following the breeding season, yet the behaviour of moulting birds at sea has not been described. We observed large numbers of moulting blue petrels off West Antarctica fro...