Energetic consequences of prey type in little penguins (Eudyptula minor) [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Investigation of foraging decisions can help understand how animals efficiently gather and exploit food. Prey chase and handling times are important aspects of foraging efficiency, influencing the net energy gain derived from a prey item.
Natalie Petrovski +2 more
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Visitor Attitudes Toward Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor) at Two Australian Zoos [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 This study identified and compared the attitudes of visitors toward zoo-housed little penguins, their enclosure and visitor experience that may influence the way visitors behave toward little penguins at two Australian zoos.
Samantha J. Chiew +6 more
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Fatal toxoplasmosis in Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor) from Penguin Island, Western Australia [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022 Routine post mortems of deceased penguins from Penguin Island, Western Australia, found that a temporal cluster of cases presented with characteristic gross and microscopic changes, namely birds in good body condition with hepatomegaly and splenomegaly ...
Kym Campbell +4 more
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Quantity over quality? Prey-field characteristics influence the foraging decisions of little penguins (Eudyptula minor) [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2022 Quantifying prey characteristics is important for understanding the foraging behaviour of predators, which ultimately influence the structure and function of entire ecosystems. However, information available on prey is often at magnitudes which cannot be
G. J. Sutton, J. P. Y. Arnould
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Sound reception and hearing capabilities in the Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor): first predicted in-air and underwater audiograms [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceDespite increasing concern about the effects of anthropogenic noise on marine fauna, relevant research is limited, particularly in those inaccessible species, such as the Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor).
Chong Wei, Christine Erbe
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Effect of Covering a Visitor Viewing Area Window on the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor) [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Studies on the effects of visitors on zoo animals have shown mixed findings and as a result, the manner in which visitors affect zoo animals remains unclear for many species, including a rarely studied taxa such as penguins.
Samantha J. Chiew +6 more
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The Ultrastructure of the Nictitating Membrane of the Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor, Aves). [PDF]
Integr Org Biol, 2020 Synopsis The ultrastructure of the nictitating membrane in the little penguin Eudyptula minor was studied using both scanning and transmission electron microscopy to improve our understanding of the function of ocular adnexa in diving birds.
Collin SP, Collin HB.
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Does foraging performance change with age in female little penguins (Eudyptula minor)? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Age-related changes in breeding performance are likely to be mediated through changes in parental foraging performance. We investigated the relationship of foraging performance with age in female little penguins at Phillip Island, Australia, during the ...
Ilka Zimmer +4 more
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Effects of Regulating Visitor Viewing Proximity and the Intensity of Visitor Behaviour on Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) Behaviour and Welfare [PDF]
Animals, 2019 We examined the effects of regulating the viewing proximity of visitors and the intensity of visitor behaviour on behaviours indicative of fear and stress physiology of 15 zoo-housed little penguins (Eudyptula minor).
Samantha J. Chiew +5 more
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Extending the Functionality of Behavioural Change-Point Analysis with k-Means Clustering: A Case Study with the Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 We present a simple framework for classifying mutually exclusive behavioural states within the geospatial lifelines of animals. This method involves use of three sequentially applied statistical procedures: (1) behavioural change point analysis to ...
Jingjing Zhang +4 more
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