Better late than never? Interannual and seasonal variability in breeding chronology of gentoo penguins at Stranger Point, Antarctica
Rapid climate change recorded in the western Antarctic Peninsula confronts species with less predictable conditions in the marine and terrestrial environments. We analysed the breeding chronology and nesting site selection of gentoo penguins (<i>Pygoscelis papua</i>) at King George Islan...
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Ciencias Naturales Antarctica Breeding delay Breeding phenology Euphausia superba Pygoscelis papua Snow |
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Ciencias Naturales Antarctica Breeding delay Breeding phenology Euphausia superba Pygoscelis papua Snow Juáres, Mariana Alejandra Santos, María Mercedes Negrete, Javier Santos, María Rita Mennucci, Jorge Augusto Rombolá, Emilce Longarzo, Lucrecia Coria, Néstor Rubén Carlini, Alejandro Ricardo Better late than never? Interannual and seasonal variability in breeding chronology of gentoo penguins at Stranger Point, Antarctica |
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Ciencias Naturales Antarctica Breeding delay Breeding phenology Euphausia superba Pygoscelis papua Snow |
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Rapid climate change recorded in the western Antarctic Peninsula confronts species with less predictable conditions in the marine and terrestrial environments. We analysed the breeding chronology and nesting site selection of gentoo penguins (<i>Pygoscelis papua</i>) at King George Island (Isla 25 de Mayo), Antarctica, during four seasons in which differences in snow presence and persistence on the ground were observed. We recorded an overall delay as well as seasonal asynchrony at the beginning of reproduction for those years with higher snow deposition. A redistribution of breeding groups was also observed. Nevertheless, the population breeding success and chicks' weight at fledging remained relatively constant, despite the delay in breeding chronology, the increased duration of foraging trips during the guard stage and the decreased weight of stomach contents during the cre'che stage. We suggest that the plasticity of their trophic biology, along with the flexibility of their breeding phenology and relocation of breeding groups, may be complementary reasons why gentoo penguin populations in the region have remained stable in spite of the changing conditions currently registered. |
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Juáres, Mariana Alejandra Santos, María Mercedes Negrete, Javier Santos, María Rita Mennucci, Jorge Augusto Rombolá, Emilce Longarzo, Lucrecia Coria, Néstor Rubén Carlini, Alejandro Ricardo |
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Juáres, Mariana Alejandra Santos, María Mercedes Negrete, Javier Santos, María Rita Mennucci, Jorge Augusto Rombolá, Emilce Longarzo, Lucrecia Coria, Néstor Rubén Carlini, Alejandro Ricardo |
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Juáres, Mariana Alejandra |
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Better late than never? Interannual and seasonal variability in breeding chronology of gentoo penguins at Stranger Point, Antarctica |
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Better late than never? Interannual and seasonal variability in breeding chronology of gentoo penguins at Stranger Point, Antarctica |
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Better late than never? Interannual and seasonal variability in breeding chronology of gentoo penguins at Stranger Point, Antarctica |
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Better late than never? Interannual and seasonal variability in breeding chronology of gentoo penguins at Stranger Point, Antarctica |
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Better late than never? Interannual and seasonal variability in breeding chronology of gentoo penguins at Stranger Point, Antarctica |
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better late than never? interannual and seasonal variability in breeding chronology of gentoo penguins at stranger point, antarctica |
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