Windscapes shape seabird instantaneous energy costs but adult behavior buffers impact on offspring

• Published in: Movement Ecology
• Main Authors: Elliott, Kyle Hamish, Chivers, Lorraine S, Bessey, Lauren, Gaston, Anthony J, Hatch, Scott A, Kato, Akiko, Osborne, Orla, Ropert-Coudert, Yan, Speakman, John R, Hare, James F
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Movement Ecology 2014
• Subjects: Canada; Khe; Black-legged Kittiwake; rissa tridactyla; thick-billed murre; Uria lomvia; uria
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/6227; http://www.movementecologyjournal.com/content/2/1/17; https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-014-0017-2

BioMed Central Background: Windscapes affect energy costs for flying animals, but animals can adjust their behavior to accommodate wind-induced energy costs. Theory predicts that flying animals should decrease air speed to compensate for increased tailwind speed and increase air speed to compensate...