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Lateralization (handedness) in Magellanic penguins [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Lateralization, or asymmetry in form and/or function, is found in many animal species. Brain lateralization is considered adaptive for an individual, and often results in “handedness,” “footedness,” or a side preference, manifest in behavior and ...
Thaís Stor +3 more
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Penguin decays of B mesons [PDF]
, 1998 Penguin, or loop, decays of B mesons induce effective flavor-changing neutral currents, which are forbidden at tree level in the Standard Model. These decays give special insight into the CKM matrix and are sensitive to non-standard model effects.
Abreu P +12 more
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Sexual and geographic dimorphism in northern rockhopper penguins breeding in the South Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
, 2020 The Endangered northern rockhopper penguin Eudyptes moseleyi, like all penguins, is monomorphic, making sex determination of individuals in the field challenging.
Bond, AL +4 more
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Foot darkening with age in Spheniscus penguins: applications and functions [PDF]
PeerJThe proportions of individuals in various age classes in a population of wild animals affect population trends, behaviors, learning, and social structures.
Ginger A. Rebstock +2 more
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Tangled and drowned: a global review of penguin bycatch in fisheries
Endangered Species Research, 2017 Penguins are the most threatened group of seabirds after albatrosses. Although penguins are regularly captured in fishing gear, the threat to penguins as a group has not yet been assessed.
Crawford, R +28 more
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Seabirds in Conditions of Local Chronic Oil Pollution, Davis Sea, Antarctica
Birds, 2021 Oil spills are rare in Antarctica. They threaten flying birds and penguins. This is the first report on the interactions of seabirds with oil in the area of the Mirny Station (East Antarctica). The purpose of the study is to determine the total number of
Sergey Golubev
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Up for grabs: prey herding by penguins facilitates shallow foraging by volant seabirds [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 Visual and olfactory signals are commonly used by seabirds to locate prey in the horizontal domain, but foraging success depends on prey depth and the seabird's ability to access it.
A. M. McInnes, P. A. Pistorius
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Diversity, 2022 Despite its current low diversity, the penguin clade (Sphenisciformes) is one of the groups of birds with the most complete fossil record. Likewise, from the evolutionary point of view, it is an interesting group given the adaptations developed for ...
Jonathan S. Pelegrín +1 more
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Feathers as a Tool to Assess Mercury Contamination in Gentoo Penguins: Variations at the Individual Level. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Feathers have been widely used to assess mercury contamination in birds as they reflect metal concentrations accumulated between successive moult periods: they are also easy to sample and have minimum impact on the study birds.
Sara Pedro +8 more
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Effects of Diesel, Heavy Metals and Plastics Pollution on Penguins in Antarctica: A Review
Animals, 2021 Antarctica is a relatively pristine continent that attracts scientists and tourists alike. However, the risk of environmental pollution in Antarctica is increasing with the increase in the number of visitors.
Nurul Aini Puasa +8 more
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