The influence of subcolony-scale nesting habitat on the reproductive success of Adélie penguins

Abstract Group-size variation is common in colonially breeding species, including seabirds, whose breeding colonies can vary in size by several orders of magnitude. Seabirds are some of the most threatened marine taxa and understanding the drivers of colony size variation is more important than ever...

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Main Authors: Annie E. Schmidt, Grant Ballard, Amélie Lescroël, Katie M. Dugger, Dennis Jongsomjit, Megan L. Elrod, David G. Ainley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94861-7