Divergent foraging strategies during incubation of an unusually wide-ranging seabird, the Murphy’s petrel

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Clay, TA, Oppel, S, Lavers, JL, Phillips, RA, Brooke, MdeL
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer-Verlag 2019
• Subjects: seabird ecology; movement; tracking; South Pacific; Pacific; Henderson Island
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/43493/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/43493/1/129810%20-%20Divergent%20foraging%20strategies%20during%20incubation%20of%20an%20unusually%20wide-ranging%20seabird.pdf

Divergent foraging strategies may emerge within a population due to a combination of physiological and environmental factors; yet to persist, neither strategy should offer a consistent selective advantage over the alternative in the long term. Murphy’s petrels Pterodroma ultima from Henderson Island...