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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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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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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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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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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Survey of haemoprotozoa and Toxoplasma gondii in little penguins in Lutruwita/Tasmania, Australia [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeParasitism poses potential health risks to penguin populations, yet the prevalence of protozoan parasites in wild free-living populations remains poorly understood.
Melanie R. Wells +5 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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Biomechanical analysis of little penguins’ underwater locomotion from the free-ranging dive data [PDF]
Biology OpenPenguins are proficient swimmers, and their survival depends on their ability to catch prey. The diving behaviour of these fascinating birds should then minimize the associated energy cost. For the first time, the energy cost of penguin dives is computed
Mahadi Hasan Masud, Peter Dabnichki
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Departure time influences foraging associations in little penguins. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Recent studies have documented that little penguins (Eudyptula minor) associate at sea, displaying synchronised diving behaviour throughout a foraging trip.
Grace J Sutton +3 more
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Microbiota of little penguins and short-tailed shearwaters during development. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The establishment and early colonisation of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract has been recognised as a crucial stage in chick development, with pioneering microbial species responsible for influencing the development of the GI tract and influencing host ...
Meagan L Dewar +7 more
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