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ArticleEcology and evolution2022

Intercolony variation in reproductive skipping in the African penguin.

Freddie W Leith, Jennifer L Grigg, Barbara J Barham, Peter J Barham, Katrin Ludynia, Cuan McGeorge, Andile Mdluli, Nola J Parsons, Lauren J Waller, Richard B Sherley

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Freddie W LeithCentre for Ecology and Conservation College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter Penryn UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2965-4337
Jennifer L GriggCentre for Ecology and Conservation College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter Penryn UK.
Barbara J BarhamPenguin Datasystems Bristol UK.
Peter J BarhamH. H. Wills Physics Laboratory University of Bristol Bristol UK.
Katrin LudyniaSouthern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) Cape Town South Africa.
Cuan McGeorgeStony Point Nature Reserve, CapeNature Betty's Bay South Africa.
Andile MdluliSouthern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) Cape Town South Africa.
Nola J ParsonsSouthern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) Cape Town South Africa.
Lauren J WallerDepartment of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology University of the Western Cape Cape Town South Africa.
Richard B SherleyCentre for Ecology and Conservation College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter Penryn UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7367-9315
University of Cape Town · ZAUniversity of Exeter · GBBaikal Nature Reserve · RUStaten Island Museum · USUniversity of Bristol · GBUniversity of the Western Cape · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In long-lived species, reproductive skipping is a common strategy whereby sexually mature animals skip a breeding season, potentially reducing population growth. This may be an adaptive decision to protect survival, or a non-adaptive decision driven by individual-specific constraints. Understanding the presence and drivers of reproductive skipping behavior can be important for effective population management, yet in many species such as the endangered African penguin (

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Benguela ecosystembreeding propensitymark‐recapturepopulation dynamicsseabirdssurvival

Identifiers

PMID36091339
PMCPMC9448970
OpenAlexW4295025099

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