A Generalized Discriminant for Sexing Fulmarine Petrels from External Measurements

The Auk ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 110 (3) ◽  
pp. 492-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. van Franeker
Keyword(s):  
Fulmarine Petrels

Species-specific foraging strategies and segregation mechanisms of sympatric Antarctic fulmarine petrels throughout the annual cycle

Ibis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 158 (3) ◽  
pp. 569-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karine Delord ◽  
Patrick Pinet ◽  
David Pinaud ◽  
Christophe Barbraud ◽  
Sophie De Grissac ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Annual Cycle ◽  
Foraging Strategies ◽  
Fulmarine Petrels ◽  
Species Specific

Unexpected effects of climate change on the predation of Antarctic petrels

2001 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 430-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan A. Van Franeker ◽  
Jeroen C.S. Creuwels ◽  
Willem Van Der Veer ◽  
Sam Cleland ◽  
Graham Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Breeding Success ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Four Seasons ◽  
Catharacta Maccormicki ◽  
Fulmarine Petrels ◽  
Egg Period ◽  
Present Understanding ◽  
South Polar ◽  
Antarctic Petrel

Antarctic petrels Thalassoica antarctica on Ardery Island, Antarctica (66°S, 110°E), experienced major reductions in breeding success and breeder survival over four seasons between 1984/85 and 1996/97. In 1996 the reason was revealed. A large snowdrift covered part of the study colony on the cliffs. Southern giant petrels Macronectes giganteus, normally lacking access to this area, exploited the snow for soft ‘crash landings”. After landing they waited for the disturbed birds to resettle on their nests and then used surprise to seize and kill a victim. Predation continued into the egg period, and only stopped after the snowdrift had melted. Giant petrels showed no interest in the eggs but, during the panic caused by their activities, South Polar skuas Catharacta maccormicki took the deserted eggs. Antarctic petrel mortality due to predation within the 1996/97 season amounted to 15.4% of experienced breeders, and breeding success was reduced to virtually zero. Weather data from the nearby Casey station over the 1980–96 period showed that a significant increase in precipitation has occurred, in combination with shifts in speed and direction of winds. We conclude that the decreases in breeding success and survival in earlier seasons were also related to increased snowfall and predation. Although similar predation behaviour by giant petrels has not been reported before, we think that it is long established and explains why nesting of the smaller fulmarine petrels is limited to steeper cliffs or sheltered sites. The complexity of the response seems unlikely to be predicted by our present understanding of how climate change affects ecosystems.

Thermoregulation in Antarctic fulmarine petrels

2000 ◽  
Vol 170 (8) ◽  
pp. 561-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. W. Weathers ◽  
K. L. Gerhart ◽  
P. J. Hodum
Keyword(s):  
Fulmarine Petrels
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