Search Results - "AINLEY, DAVID G."

Coexistence of mesopredators in an intact polar ocean ecosystem: The basis for defining a Ross Sea marine protected area by Ballard, Grant, Jongsomjit, Dennis, Veloz, Samuel D., Ainley, David G.

“…► We document the environmental niches of 9 of 13 mesopredator species in the Ross Sea. ► Species had high environmental niche overlap, but low overlap in…”
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The Oceanography and Ecology of the Ross Sea by Smith, Walker O, Ainley, David G, Arrigo, Kevin R, Dinniman, Michael S

“…The continental shelf of the Ross Sea exhibits substantial variations in physical forcing, ice cover, and biological processes on a variety of time and space…”
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Foraging dive frequency predicts body mass gain in the Adélie penguin by Lescroël, Amélie, Schmidt, Annie, Elrod, Megan, Ainley, David G., Ballard, Grant

“…Quantifying food intake in wild animals is crucial to many ecological and evolutionary questions, yet it can be very challenging, especially in the marine…”
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Climate change winners: receding ice fields facilitate colony expansion and altered dynamics in an Adélie penguin metapopulation by LaRue, Michelle A, Ainley, David G, Swanson, Matt, Dugger, Katie M, Lyver, Phil O'B, Barton, Kerry, Ballard, Grant

“…There will be winners and losers as climate change alters the habitats of polar organisms. For an Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) colony on Beaufort Island…”
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A Summary of United States Research and Monitoring in Support of the Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area by Brooks, Cassandra M., Ainley, David G.

“…Due to the remarkable ecological value of the Ross Sea, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted a large-scale…”
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Trends in the breeding population of Adélie penguins in the Ross Sea, 1981-2012: a coincidence of climate and resource extraction effects by Lyver, Phil O'B, Barron, Mandy, Barton, Kerry J, Ainley, David G, Pollard, Annie, Gordon, Shulamit, McNeill, Stephen, Ballard, Grant, Wilson, Peter R

“…Measurements of the size of Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) colonies of the southern Ross Sea are among the longest biologic time series in the Antarctic…”
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The influence of subcolony-scale nesting habitat on the reproductive success of Adélie penguins by Schmidt, Annie E., Ballard, Grant, Lescroël, Amélie, Dugger, Katie M., Jongsomjit, Dennis, Elrod, Megan L., Ainley, David G.

“…Group-size variation is common in colonially breeding species, including seabirds, whose breeding colonies can vary in size by several orders of magnitude…”
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Sex-Based Differences in Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) Chick Growth Rates and Diet by Jennings, Scott, Varsani, Arvind, Dugger, Katie M, Ballard, Grant, Ainley, David G

“…Sexually size-dimorphic species must show some difference between the sexes in growth rate and/or length of growing period. Such differences in growth…”
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Antarctic climate change: extreme events disrupt plastic phenotypic response in Adélie penguins by Lescroël, Amélie, Ballard, Grant, Grémillet, David, Authier, Matthieu, Ainley, David G

“…In the context of predicted alteration of sea ice cover and increased frequency of extreme events, it is especially timely to investigate plasticity within…”
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Survival differences and the effect of environmental instability on breeding dispersal in an Adélie penguin meta-population by Dugger, Katie M, Ainley, David G, Lyver, Phil O'B, Barton, Kerry, Ballard, Grant

“…High survival and breeding philopatry was previously confirmed for the Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) during a period of stable environmental conditions…”
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Effects of individual quality, reproductive success and environmental variability on survival of a long-lived seabird by Lescroël, Amélie, Dugger, Katie M., Ballard, Grant, Ainley, David G.

“…1. Heterogeneity in individual quality (i.e. individuals having different performance levels that are consistent throughout life) can drive the demography of…”
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Trophic interactions within the Ross Sea continental shelf ecosystem by Walker O Smith, Jr, David G Ainley, Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti

“…The continental shelf of the Ross Sea is one of the Antarctic's most intensively studied regions. We review the available data on the region's physical…”
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Ecological repercussions of historical fish extraction from the Southern Ocean by Ainley, David G, Blight, Louise K

“…A major mid-1980s shift in ecological structure of significant portions of the Southern Ocean was partially due to the serial depletion of fish by intensive…”
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Working less to gain more: when breeding quality relates to foraging efficiency by Lescroël, Amélie, Ballard, Grant, Toniolo, Viola, Barton, Kerry J., Wilson, Peter R., Lyver, Philip O'B., Ainley, David G.

“…In animal populations, a minority of individuals consistently achieves the highest breeding success and therefore contributes the most recruits to future…”
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Sex‐specific recruitment rates contribute to male‐biased sex ratio in Adélie penguins by Morandini, Virginia, Dugger, Katie M., Schmidt, Annie E., Varsani, Arvind, Lescroël, Amélie, Ballard, Grant, Lyver, Phil O'B., Barton, Kerry, Ainley, David G.

“…Sex‐related differences in vital rates that drive population change reflect the basic life history of a species. However, for visually monomorphic bird…”
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Circumpolar analysis of the Adélie Penguin reveals the importance of environmental variability in phenological mismatch by Youngflesh, Casey, Jenouvrier, Stephanie, Li, Yun, Ji, Rubao, Ainley, David G., Ballard, Grant, Barbraud, Christophe, Delord, Karine, Dugger, Katie M., Emmerson, Louise M., Fraser, William R., Hinke, Jefferson T., Lyver, Phil O'B., Olmastroni, Silvia, Southwell, Colin J., Trivelpiece, Susan G., Trivelpiece, Wayne Z., Lynch, Heather J.

“…Evidence of climate-change-driven shifts in plant and animal phenology have raised concerns that certain trophic interactions may be increasingly mismatched in…”
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Identification of a Novel Adélie Penguin Circovirus at Cape Crozier (Ross Island, Antarctica) by Morandini, Virginia, Dugger, Katie M, Ballard, Grant, Elrod, Megan, Schmidt, Annie, Ruoppolo, Valeria, Lescroël, Amélie, Jongsomjit, Dennis, Massaro, Melanie, Pennycook, Jean, Kooyman, Gerald L, Schmidlin, Kara, Kraberger, Simona, Ainley, David G, Varsani, Arvind

“…Understanding the causes of disease in Antarctic wildlife is crucial, as many of these species are already threatened by environmental changes brought about by…”
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Engaging ‘the crowd’ in remote sensing to learn about habitat affinity of the Weddell seal in Antarctica by LaRue, Michelle A., Ainley, David G., Pennycook, Jean, Stamatiou, Kostas, Salas, Leo, Nur, Nadav, Stammerjohn, Sharon, Barrington, Luke, Horning, Ned, Scales, Kylie

“…Satellites Over Seals (SOS), a project initiated in late 2016, is a crowdsourced method to determine factors behind the presence/absence patterns and to…”
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Unveiling Crucivirus Diversity by Mining Metagenomic Data by de la Higuera, Ignacio, Kasun, George W, Torrance, Ellis L, Pratt, Alyssa A, Maluenda, Amberlee, Colombet, Jonathan, Bisseux, Maxime, Ravet, Viviane, Dayaram, Anisha, Stainton, Daisy, Kraberger, Simona, Zawar-Reza, Peyman, Goldstien, Sharyn, Briskie, James V, White, Robyn, Taylor, Helen, Gomez, Christopher, Ainley, David G, Harding, Jon S, Fontenele, Rafaela S, Schreck, Joshua, Ribeiro, Simone G, Oswald, Stephen A, Arnold, Jennifer M, Enault, François, Varsani, Arvind, Stedman, Kenneth M

“…The discovery of cruciviruses revealed the most explicit example of a common protein homologue between DNA and RNA viruses to date. Cruciviruses are a novel…”
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Responding to climate change: Adélie Penguins confront astronomical and ocean boundaries by Ballard, Grant, Toniolo, Viola, Ainley, David G, Parkinson, Claire L, Arrigo, Kevin R, Trathan, Phil N

“…Long-distance migration enables many organisms to take advantage of lucrative breeding and feeding opportunities during summer at high latitudes and then to…”
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