Comparative diving behaviour and segregation of the marine habitat by breeding Royal Penguins, Eudyptes schlegeli, and eastern Rockhopper Penguins, Eudyptes chrysocome filholi, at Macquarie Island

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 333-345

  Hull, Cindy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; NICHE PARTITIONING; SEABIRD;

ANTARCTICA; MACQUARIE ISLAND;

EUDYPTES CHRYSOCOME; EUDYPTES SCHLEGELI;

EID: 0034044481     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-78-3-333     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Ancel, A., Kooyman, G.L., Ponganis, P.J., Gendner, J.P., Lignon, J., Mestre, X., Huin, N., Thornson, P.H., Robisson, P., and Le Maho, Y. 1992. Foraging behaviour of Emperor Penguin as a resource detector in winter and summer. Nature (Lond.), 360: 336-339.
2. Bannasch, R., Wilson, R.P., and Culik, B. 1994. Hydrodynamic aspects of design and attachment of a back-mounted device in penguins. J. Exp. Biol. 194: 83-96.
3. Boyd, I.L. 1993. Selecting sampling frequency for measuring diving behavior. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 9: 424-430.
4. Boyd, I.L., and Croxall, J.P. 1996. Dive durations in pinnipeds and seabirds. Can. J. Zool. 74: 1696-1705.
5. Boyd, I.L., Reid, K., and Bevan, R.M. 1995. Swimming speed and allocation of time during the dive cycle in Antarctic fur seals. Anim. Behav. 50: 769-784.
6. Burger, A.E. 1990. Maximum diving depths and underwater foraging in alcids and penguins. In Behavioural, ecological and oceanographic influences on the feeding ecology of marine birds. Edited by W.A. Montevecchi and A.J. Gaston. Occas. Pap., Canadian Wildlife Service. pp. 9-15.
7. Carrick, J. 1972. Population ecology of the Australian Black-backed Magpie, Royal Penguin, and Silver Gull. Wildl. Res. Rep. 2: 41-99.
8. Cherel, Y., and Ridoux, V. 1992. Prey species and nutritive value of food fed during summer to King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus chicks at Possession Island, Crozet Archipelago. Ibis, 134: 118-127.
9. Cherel, Y., Tremblay, Y., Guinard, E., and Georges, J.Y. 1999. Diving behaviour of female northern Rockhopper Penguins, Eudyptes chrysocome moseleyi, during the brooding period at Amsterdam Island (Southern Indian Ocean). Mar. Biol. (Berlin). In press.
10. Cooper, J., Brown, C.R., Gales, R.P., Hindell, M.A., Klages, N.T.W., Moors, P.J., Pemberton, D., Ridoux, V., Thompson, K.R., and van Heezik, Y.M. 1990. Diets and dietary segregation of crested penguins (Eudyptes). In Penguin biology. Edited by L.S. Davis and J.T. Darby. Academic Press, San Diego. pp. 131-156.
11. Croll, D.A., Osmek, S.D., and Bengtson, J.L. 1991. An effect of instrument attachment on foraging trip duration in Chinstrap Penguins. Condor, 93: 777-779.
12. Croxall, J.P. 1982. Energy costs of incubation and moult in petrels and penguins. J. Anim. Ecol. 51: 177-194.
13. Croxall, J.P. 1984. Seabirds. In Antarctic ecology. Vol. 2. Edited by R.M. Laws. Academic Press, London.
14. Croxall, J.P., and Lishman, G.S. 1987. The food and feeding ecology of penguins. In Seabirds feeding ecology and role in marine ecosystems. Edited by J.P. Croxall. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. pp. 101-131.
15. Croxall, J.P., and Prince, P.A. 1980. Food, feeding ecology and ecological segregation of seabirds at South Georgia. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 4: 103-131.
16. Croxall, J.P., McCann, T.S., Prince, P.A., and Rothery, P. 1988. Reproductive performance of seals and seabirds at South Georgia and Signy Islands, South Orkney Islands, 1976-1987: implications for Southern Ocean monitoring studies. In Antarctic ocean and resource variability. Edited by D. Sahrhage. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. pp. 261-285.
17. Croxall, J.P., Briggs, D.R., Kato, A., Naito, Y., Watanuki, Y., and Williams, T.D. 1993. Diving pattern and performance in the Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus. J. Zool. (Lond.), 230: 31-47.
18. Cunningham, D.M., and Moors, P.J. 1994. The decline of Rockhopper Penguins Eudyptes chrysocome at Campbell Island, Southern Ocean and the influence of rising sea temperatures. Emu, 94: 27-36.
19. Davis, R.W., Croxall, J.P., and O'Connell, M.J. 1989. The reproductive energetics of gentoo Pygoscelis papua and macaroni Eudyptes chrysolophus penguins at South Georgia. J. Anim. Ecol. 58: 59-74.
20. Ellis, S., Croxall, J.P., and Cooper, J. 1998. Penguin Conservation Assessment and Management Plan: Report from the Workshop held 8-9 September 1996, Cape Town, South Africa. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources -Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Apple Valley, Minn.
21. Gales, R., and Green, B. 1990. The annual energetics cycle of Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor). Ecology, 71: 2297-2312.
22. Gause, G.F. 1934. The struggle for existence. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore.
23. Green, K., Williams, R., and Green, M.G. 1999. Foraging ecology and diving behaviour of Macaroni Penguins Eudyptes chrysolophus at Heard Island. Mar. Ornithol. In press.
24. Hindell, M.A., Robertson, G.G., and Williams, R. 1995. Resource partitioning in four species of sympatrically breeding penguins. In The penguins: ecology and management. Edited by P. Dann, I. Norman, and P. Reilly. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Melbourne. pp. 196-215.
25. Houston, A.I., and Carbone, C. 1992. The optimal allocation of time during the diving cycle. Behav. Ecol. 3: 255-265.
26. Hull, C.L. 1996. Morphometric indices for sexing adult Royal, Eudyptes schlegeli, and Rockhopper Penguins, E. chrysocome, at Macquarie Island. Mar. Ornithol. 24: 23-27.
27. Hull, C.L. 1997a. The effect of carrying devices on breeding Royal Penguins Eudyptes schlegeli. Condor, 99: 530-534.
28. Hull, C.L. 1997b. The comparative foraging ecology of Royal and Rockhopper Penguins. Ph.D. thesis, University of Tasmania, Hobart.
29. Hull, C.L. 1999a. Comparison of the diets of breeding Royal Eudyptes schlegeli and Rockhopper E. chrysocome Penguins at Macquarie Island over three years. J. Zool. (Lond.), 247: 507-529.
30. Hull, C.L. 1999b. The foraging zones of breeding royal (Eudyptes schlegeli) and rockhopper (E. chrysocome) penguins: an assessment of techniques and species comparison. Aust. Wildl. Res. In press.
31. Hull, C.L., and Wilson, J. 1996. The effect of investigators on the breeding success of Royal, Eudyptes schlegeli, and Rockhopper, E. chrysocome, Penguins at Macquarie Island. Polar Biol. 16: 335-337.
32. Hull, C.L., Hindell, M.A., and Michael, K.J. 1997. The foraging zones of Royal Penguins during the breeding season, and their association with oceanographic features. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 153: 217-228.
33. Hutchinson, G.E. 1957. Concluding remarks. Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quant. Biol. 22: 415-427.
34. Kirkwood, R., and Robertson, G. 1997. The foraging ecology of female Emperor Penguins in winter. Ecol. Monogr. 67: 155-176.
35. Kooyman, G.L., Cherel, Y., Le Maho, Y., Croxall, J.P., Thorson, P.H., Ridoux, V., and Kooyman, C.A. 1992. Diving behavior and energetics during foraging cycles in King Penguins. Ecol. Monogr. 62: 143-163.
36. Nicol, S., De La Mare, W.K., and Stolp, M. 1995. The energetic cost of egg production in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba Dana). Antarct. Sci. 7: 25-30.
37. Prevost, J. 1981. Population, biomass and energy requirements of Antarctic birds. In Biomass. Vol II. Edited by S.Z. El-Sayed. Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge.
38. Pütz, K. 1994. Untersuchungen zur Ernährungsökologie von Kaiserpinguinen (Aptenodytes forsteri) und Königspinguinen (Aptenodytes patagonicus). Ph.D. thesis, University of Kiel, Germany.
39. Pütz, K., Wilson, R.P., Charrassin, J.-B., Raclot, T., Lage, J., Le Maho, Y., Kierspel, M.A.M., Culik, B.M., and Adelung, D. 1998. Foraging strategy of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) during summer at the Crozet Islands. Ecology, 79: 1905-1921.
40. Schreer, J.F., and Kovacs, K.M. 1997. Allometry of diving capacity in air-breathing vertebrates. Can. J. Zool. 75: 339-358.
41. Selkirk, P.M., Seppelt, R.D., and Selkirk, D.R. 1990. Subantarctic Macquarie Island: environment and biology. Studies in polar research. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
42. Tremblay, Y., Guinard, E., and Cherel, Y. 1997. Maximum diving depths of northern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome moseleyi) at Amsterdam Island. Polar Biol. 17: 119-122.
43. Trivelpiece, W.Z., Trivelpiece, S.G., and Volkman, N.J. 1987. Ecological segregation of Adélie, Gentoo, and Chinstrap Penguins at King George Island, Antarctica. Ecology, 68: 351-361.
44. Warham, J. 1971. Aspects of breeding behaviour in the Royal Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli. Notornis, 18: 91-115.
45. Watanuki, Y., Kato, A., Mori, Y., and Naito, Y. 1993. Diving performance of Adélie penguins in relation to food availability in fast sea-ice areas: comparisons between years. J. Anim. Ecol. 62: 634-646.
46. Williams, T.D. 1995. The penguins. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K.
47. Williams, T.D., and Croxall, J.P. 1991. Annual variation in breeding biology of macaroni penguins Eudyptes chrysolophus, at Bird Island, South Georgia. J. Zool. (Lond.), 223: 189-202.
48. Williams, T.D., Briggs, D.R., Croxall, J.P., Naito, Y., and Kato, A. 1992. Diving pattern and performance in relation to foraging ecology in the gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua. J. Zool. (Lond.), 227: 211-230.
49. Wilson, R.P. 1995. The foraging ranges of penguins. In The penguins. Edited by T.D. Williams. Oxford University Press, Oxford. pp. 81-106.
50. Wilson, R.P., and Wilson, M.-P.T. 1995. The foraging behaviour of the African Penguin Spheniscus demersus. In The penguins: ecology and management. Edited by P. Dann, I. Norman, and P. Reilly. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Melbourne. pp. 244-265.
51. Wilson, R.P., Nagy, K.A., and Obst, B.S. 1989. Foraging ranges of penguins. Polar Rec. 25: 303-307.
52. Wilson, R.P., Culik, B.M., Adelung, D., Spairani, H.J., and Coria, N.R. 1991a. Depth utilisation by breeding Adélie Penguins, Pygoscelis adeliae, at Esperanza Bay, Antarctica. Mar. Biol. (Berlin), 109: 181-189.
53. Wilson, R.P., Culik, B., Spairani, H.J., Coria, N.R., and Adelung, D. 1991b. Depth utilization by penguins and Gentoo Penguin dive patterns. J. Ornithol. 132: 47-60.
54. Wilson, R.P., Pütz, K., Bost, C.A., Culik, B.M., Bannasch, R., Reins, T., and Adelung, D. 1993. Diel dive depth in penguins in relation to diel vertical migration of prey: whose dinner by candlelight? Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 94: 101-104.
55. Wilson, R.P., Peters, G., Culik, B.M., and Bannasch, R. 1996. Diving behaviour of Gentoo Penguins, Pygoscelis papua: factors keeping dive profiles in shape. Mar. Biol. (Berlin), 126: 153-162.
56. Wilson, R.P., Bost, C.A., Pütz, K., Charrassin, J.-B., Culik, B.M., and Adelung, D. 1997. Southern rockhopper penguin Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome foraging at Possession Island. Polar Biol. 17: 323-329.