Northern gannets anticipate the spatio-temporal occurrence of their prey

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2365-2371

  Pettex, E ^a,b   Bonadonna, F ^a   Enstipp, M R ^c   Siorat, F ^d   Gremillet D ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b DGA/DCE   (France)

^c Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien UMR 7178   (France)

^d LPO Maison de la Réserve Naturelle Des   (France)

Author keywords

GPS tracking; Morus bassanus; Optimal foraging; Orientation; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; EUROPE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLYING; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SEA;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EUROPE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MOVEMENT; OCEANS AND SEAS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

AVES; MORUS (ANGIOSPERM); MORUS BASSANUS; SULIDAE;

EID: 77954058481     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.042267     Document Type: Article

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