Stable isotope analyses of feather amino acids identify penguin migration strategies at ocean basin scales

Identifying the at-sea distribution of wide-ranging marine predators is critical to understanding their ecology. Advances in electronic tracking devices and intrinsic biogeochemical markers have greatly improved our ability to track animal movements on ocean-wide scales. Here, we show that, in combi...

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Autores principales: Polito, Michael J., Hinke, Jefferson T., Hart, Tom, Santos, María Mercedes, Houghton, Leah A., Thorrold, Simon R.
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
Materias:
Ciencias Naturales
Geolocation
Migration
Seabird
Stable isotopes
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/87676
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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topic Ciencias Naturales
Geolocation
Migration
Seabird
Stable isotopes
spellingShingle Ciencias Naturales
Geolocation
Migration
Seabird
Stable isotopes
Polito, Michael J.
Hinke, Jefferson T.
Hart, Tom
Santos, María Mercedes
Houghton, Leah A.
Thorrold, Simon R.
Stable isotope analyses of feather amino acids identify penguin migration strategies at ocean basin scales
topic_facet Ciencias Naturales
Geolocation
Migration
Seabird
Stable isotopes
description Identifying the at-sea distribution of wide-ranging marine predators is critical to understanding their ecology. Advances in electronic tracking devices and intrinsic biogeochemical markers have greatly improved our ability to track animal movements on ocean-wide scales. Here, we show that, in combination with direct tracking, stable carbon isotope analysis of essential amino acids in tail feathers provides the ability to track the movement patterns of two, wide-ranging penguin species over ocean basin scales. In addition, we use this isotopic approach across multiple breeding colonies in the Scotia Arc to evaluate migration trends at a regional scale that would be logistically challenging using direct tracking alone.
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author Polito, Michael J.
Hinke, Jefferson T.
Hart, Tom
Santos, María Mercedes
Houghton, Leah A.
Thorrold, Simon R.
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Hinke, Jefferson T.
Hart, Tom
Santos, María Mercedes
Houghton, Leah A.
Thorrold, Simon R.
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title Stable isotope analyses of feather amino acids identify penguin migration strategies at ocean basin scales
title_short Stable isotope analyses of feather amino acids identify penguin migration strategies at ocean basin scales
title_full Stable isotope analyses of feather amino acids identify penguin migration strategies at ocean basin scales
title_fullStr Stable isotope analyses of feather amino acids identify penguin migration strategies at ocean basin scales
title_full_unstemmed Stable isotope analyses of feather amino acids identify penguin migration strategies at ocean basin scales
title_sort stable isotope analyses of feather amino acids identify penguin migration strategies at ocean basin scales
publishDate 2017
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/87676
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