Behaviour and breeding success of gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua in areas of low and high human activity
A key factor influencing wildlife responses to human activity is the degree to which animals have been previously exposed to human stimuli. On subantarctic Macquarie Island, gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua breed in areas of high and low human activity (on and off-station, respectively). We investig...
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ftunivtasmania:oai:eprints.utas.edu.au:2846 2023-05-15T16:05:19+02:00 Behaviour and breeding success of gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua in areas of low and high human activity Holmes, ND Giese, MA Achurch, H Robinson, Sue Kriwoken, L 2006-04 application/pdf https://eprints.utas.edu.au/2846/ https://eprints.utas.edu.au/2846/1/Behaviour_and_breeding_success_of_Gentoo_Penguins.pdf https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-005-0070-9 en eng https://eprints.utas.edu.au/2846/1/Behaviour_and_breeding_success_of_Gentoo_Penguins.pdf Holmes, ND, Giese, MA, Achurch, H, Robinson, Sue and Kriwoken, L 2006 , 'Behaviour and breeding success of gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua in areas of low and high human activity' , Polar Biology, vol. 29, no. 5 , pp. 399-412 , doi:10.1007/s00300-005-0070-9 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-005-0070-9>. cc_utas 300802 Wildlife and Habitat Management gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua Macquarie Island human activity behaviour breeding success Article PeerReviewed 2006 ftunivtasmania https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-005-0070-9 2020-05-30T07:16:37Z A key factor influencing wildlife responses to human activity is the degree to which animals have been previously exposed to human stimuli. On subantarctic Macquarie Island, gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua breed in areas of high and low human activity (on and off-station, respectively). We investigated the behaviour and breeding success of gentoo penguins on and off-station by, a) comparing the behavioural responses of guarding gentoos before, during and after exposure to standardised pedestrian approaches, and b) employing an observational study to determine how human activity may have contributed to within-season breeding success in light of other environmental and site variables. Behavioural responses to pedestrian visitation by gentoos off-station were significantly stronger than those of birds breeding on-station. However, no relationship was found between pedestrian activity and breeding success off-station. Breeding success was, however, positively related to colony size, and negatively related to the activity of other penguins, the number of nearby southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina harems and the location of colonies within short grassland. On-station, breeding success was amongst the highest recorded for that season. Habituation, predator exclusion and the relevance of these findings for management are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Elephant Seal Macquarie Island Mirounga leonina Polar Biology Pygoscelis papua Southern Elephant Seal University of Tasmania: UTas ePrints Polar Biology 29 5 399 412 |
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A key factor influencing wildlife responses to human activity is the degree to which animals have been previously exposed to human stimuli. On subantarctic Macquarie Island, gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua breed in areas of high and low human activity (on and off-station, respectively). We investigated the behaviour and breeding success of gentoo penguins on and off-station by, a) comparing the behavioural responses of guarding gentoos before, during and after exposure to standardised pedestrian approaches, and b) employing an observational study to determine how human activity may have contributed to within-season breeding success in light of other environmental and site variables. Behavioural responses to pedestrian visitation by gentoos off-station were significantly stronger than those of birds breeding on-station. However, no relationship was found between pedestrian activity and breeding success off-station. Breeding success was, however, positively related to colony size, and negatively related to the activity of other penguins, the number of nearby southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina harems and the location of colonies within short grassland. On-station, breeding success was amongst the highest recorded for that season. Habituation, predator exclusion and the relevance of these findings for management are discussed. |
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Behaviour and breeding success of gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua in areas of low and high human activity |
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Behaviour and breeding success of gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua in areas of low and high human activity |
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Behaviour and breeding success of gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua in areas of low and high human activity |
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