Foraging in a dynamic environment: Response of four sympatric sub-Antarctic albatross species to interannual environmental variability.

ABSTRACT: Seasonal and annual climate variations are linked to fluctuations in the abundance and distribution of resources, posing a significant challenge to animals that need to adjust their foraging behavior accordingly. Particularly during adverse conditions, and while energetically constrained when breeding, animals ideally need to be flexible in their foraging behavior. Such behavioral plasticity may separate "winners" from "losers" in light of rapid environmental changes due to climate change. Here, the foraging behavior of four sub-Antarctic albatross species was investigated from 2015/16 to 2017/18, a period characterized by pronounced environmental variability. Over three breeding seasons on Marion Island, Prince Edward Archipelago, incubating wandering (WA, Diomedea exulans; n

SUBMITTER: Carpenter-Kling T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7593157 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature