How do resource distribution and taxonomy affect the use of dual foraging in seabirds? A review.

ABSTRACT: In many seabird species, parents feeding young switch between short and long foraging excursions in a strategy known as "dual foraging." To investigate whether habitat quality near breeding colonies drives the use of dual foraging, we conducted a review of the seabird literature, compiling the results of 102 studies which identified dual-foraging in 50 species across nine families from all six seabird orders. We estimated the mean distance from the colony of each species' short and long foraging trips and obtained remote-sensed data on chlorophyll-a concentrations within the radius of both short and long trips around each colony. We then assessed, for each seabird family, the relationship between the use of dual foraging strategies and the difference in the quality of foraging locations be

SUBMITTER: Phillips JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10516677 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature