Journal of Avian BiologyRising global temperatures will have profound impacts on species and ecosystem functioning. Species existing near their thermal thresholds will be particularly vulnerable to these changes, and those species that rely on, or preferentially use, artificial
Erin K. Clitheroe +3 more
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Spatial Variation in Body Condition of a Coastal Sentinel, the Little Penguin, Reflects Marine and Terrestrial Factors [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSeabirds are widely considered sentinels of their coastal ecosystems. However, biological associations between specific marine and terrestrial factors and seabird health are less well understood.
Melanie R. Wells +3 more
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Results in Engineering, 2023 Penguins are the utmost specialized wing-propelled divers as their flapping action is accountable for the entire underwater propulsion. However, numerical evidence of how efficient their underwater propulsion is has not been studied to date.
Mahadi Hasan Masud, Peter Dabnichki
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DNA-based faecal dietary analysis: a comparison of qPCR and high throughput sequencing approaches. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 The genetic analysis of faecal material represents a relatively non-invasive way to study animal diet and has been widely adopted in ecological research.
Dáithí C Murray +8 more
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Epidemiology and molecular phylogeny of Babesia sp. in Little Penguins Eudyptula minor in Australia [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2015 Blood parasites are potential threats to the health of penguins and to their conservation and management. Little penguins Eudyptula minor are native to Australia and New Zealand, and are susceptible to piroplasmids (Babesia), hemosporidians (Haemoproteus,
Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels +14 more
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Herpesvirus Encephalitis in a Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor) [PDF]
Veterinary Pathology, 2020 An 11-day-old little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) died unexpectedly. Prior to hatching, the egg experienced trauma and resultant defects were repaired. The chick hatched without complication and was clinically normal prior to death.
K. Tuxbury +6 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of an Australian little penguin (Eudyptula minor novaehollandia, J.R. Forster, 1781) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017 In this paper, we report the complete mitochondrial genome of an Australian little penguin (Eudyptula minor novaehollandia). The mitogenome sequence has been found to be circular, and 17,608 bp in length. Similar to other Spheniscidae species, the genome
Subir Sarker +5 more
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At-sea associations in foraging little penguins. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Prey distribution, patch size, and the presence of conspecifics are important factors influencing a predator's feeding tactics, including the decision to feed individually or socially.
Maud Berlincourt, John P Y Arnould
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Exploring subcolony differences in foraging and reproductive success: the influence of environmental conditions on a central place foraging seabird [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 While differences in foraging and reproductive success are well studied between seabird colonies, they are less understood at a smaller subcolony scale.
Jessica Pulvirenti +2 more
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Confocal and Electron Microscopic Structure of the Cornea from Three Species of Penguin [PDF]
Vision, 2023 Corneal confocal microscopy has not previously been performed in penguins, despite recognition of its unusually flat shape. To identify features that the penguin shares with other birds and or mammals and those specific to penguins, we undertook confocal
Peter W. Hadden +5 more
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