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PT J
TI Carry-over body mass effect from winter to breeding in a resident seabird, the little penguin
BT 
AF SALTON, Marcus
   SARAUX, Claire
   DANN, Peter
   CHIARADIA, Andre
AS 1:1;2:2,3;3:1;4:1;
FF 1:;2:PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LHM;3:;4:;
C1 Phillip Isl Nat Pk, Res Dept, POB 97, Cowes, Vic 3922, Australia.
   CNRS, Inst Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, UMR7178, F-67087 Strasbourg, France.
   IFREMER, UMR Exploited Marine Ecosyst 212, F-34203 Sete, France.
C2 PHILLIP ISL NAT PK, AUSTRALIA
   CNRS, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI SETE
SE PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LHM
UM MARBEC
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-france
   copubli-int-hors-europe
IF 2.243
TC 38
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00253/36431/34976.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;capital-income breeding;penguin monitoring system;parental investment;timing of laying;breeding success;seabirds
AB Using body mass and breeding data of individual penguins collected continuously over 7 years (2002–2008), we examined carry-over effects of winter body mass on timing of laying and breeding success in a resident seabird, the little penguin (Eudyptula minor). The austral winter month of July consistently had the lowest rate of colony attendance, which confirmed our expectation that penguins work hard to find resources at this time between breeding seasons. Contrary to our expectation, body mass in winter (July) was equal or higher than in the period before (‘moult-recovery’) and after (‘pre-breeding’) in 5 of 7 years for males and in all 7 years for females. We provided evidence of a carry-over effect of body mass from winter to breeding; females and males with higher body mass in winter were more likely to breed early and males with higher body mass in winter were likely to breed successfully. Sex differences might relate to sex-specific breeding tasks, where females may use their winter reserves to invest in egg-laying, whereas males use their winter reserves to sustain the longer fasts ashore during courtship. Our findings suggest that resident seabirds like little penguins can also benefit from a carry-over effect of winter body mass on subsequent breeding.
PY 2015
PD JAN
SO Royal Society Open Science
SN 2054-5703
PU Royal Soc
VL 2
IS 1
UT 000377964600013
DI 10.1098/rsos.140390
ID 36431
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