"Flying crosswinds slowed them down, but helped facilitate navigation and prey detection through smell.”
#seabirds
Out of sight, out of mind... also works for juvenile seabirds, but it shouldn't.
#seabirds #ornithology #conservation
For decades, researchers have measured #PlasticPollution by counting individual pieces. But those numbers don’t tell the whole story: internal damage caused by plastic (eg. inflammation) is largely invisible
We can track emperor penguins’ behavior… in the dark! During winter! When it’s just the males incubating eggs!
This new tech gives us a leg up in understanding this iconic species
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Press release here: www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-eve...
Book review: Where the Earth meets the Sky. Book by @louiseblight.bsky.social, review by Rachel Buxton.
#seabirds #penguins #Antarctica
www.marineornithology.org/PDF/54_1/54_...
It has been an honour to work with the long-term data set from Kent Isl. After a survival paper (doi:10.1098/rspb.2024.2710), here is a mate-switching paper. Huge thanks to @liamtaylor.bsky.social on this one! A third one is under review.
#seabirds #OpenAccess
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Storm petrels are among the smallest and most mysterious seabirds. Until recently, the use of biologgers to track their movements was impossible. A new study published in Biology Letters reveals that ...
Here is a Wilson's storm-petrel off Cape Town. #seabirds
Today is #WorldOceanDay! For many of us, the ocean is tightly linked with seabirds. Share your stories or pictures of the ocean, or your preferred seabird. #seabirds