ArticleRoyal Society open science2015
Carry-over body mass effect from winter to breeding in a resident seabird, the little penguin.
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- Spatial, environmental and trophic niche partitioning by seabirds in a climate change hotspot.The Journal of animal ecology · 2025Article
- Individual variability in the phenology of an asynchronous penguin species induces consequences on breeding and carry-over effects.Oecologia · 2025Article
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- Important marine areas for endangered African penguins before and after the crucial stage of moulting.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Making the most of the old age: Autumn breeding as an extra reproductive investment in older seabirds.Ecology and evolution · 2021Article
- The consequences of chaos: Foraging activity of a marine predator remains impacted several days after the end of a storm.PloS one · 2021Article
- Comparing non-breeding distribution and behavior of red-legged kittiwakes from two geographically distant colonies.PloS one · 2021Article
- Applying science to pressing conservation needs for penguins.Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2020Article
- Habitat use and spatial fidelity of male South American sea lions during the nonbreeding period.Ecology and evolution · 2017Article
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- Both natural selection and isolation by distance explain phenotypic divergence in bill size and body mass between South Australian little penguin colonies.Ecology and evolution · 2016Article
- Feather corticosterone levels are related to age and future body condition, but not to subsequent fitness, in a declining migratory songbird.Conservation physiology · 2016Article
- Environmental variability drives shifts in the foraging behaviour and reproductive success of an inshore seabird.Oecologia · 2015Article
- Fine-scale dietary changes between the breeding and non-breeding diet of a resident seabird.Royal Society open science · 2015Article
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Abstract
Using body mass and breeding data of individual penguins collected continuously over 7 years (2002-2008), we examined carry-over effects of winter body mass on timing of laying and breeding success in a resident seabird, the little penguin (Eudyptula minor). The austral winter month of July consistently had the lowest rate of colony attendance, which confirmed our expectation that penguins work hard to find resources at this time between breeding seasons. Contrary to our expectation, body mass in winter (July) was equal or higher than in the period before ('moult-recovery') and after ('pre-breeding') in 5 of 7 years for males and in all 7 years for females. We provided evidence of a carry-over effect of body mass from winter to breeding; females and males with higher body mass in winter were more likely to breed early and males with higher body mass in winter were likely to breed successfully. Sex differences might relate to sex-specific breeding tasks, where females may use their winter reserves to invest in egg-laying, whereas males use their winter reserves to sustain the longer fasts ashore during courtship. Our findings suggest that resident seabirds like little penguins can also benefit from a carry-over effect of winter body mass on subsequent breeding.
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