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Experimental verification of dynamic soaring in albatrosses by Sachs, G, Traugott, J, Nesterova, A P, Bonadonna, F

“…Dynamic soaring is a small-scale flight manoeuvre which is the basis for the extreme flight performance of albatrosses and other large seabirds to travel huge…”
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Positive selection over the mitochondrial genome and its role in the diversification of gentoo penguins in response to adaptation in isolation by Noll, D., Leon, F., Brandt, D., Pistorius, P., Le Bohec, C., Bonadonna, F., Trathan, P. N., Barbosa, A., Rey, A. Raya, Dantas, G. P. M., Bowie, R. C. K., Poulin, E., Vianna, J. A.

“…Although mitochondrial DNA has been widely used in phylogeography, evidence has emerged that factors such as climate, food availability, and environmental…”
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Contrasting phylogeographic pattern among Eudyptes penguins around the Southern Ocean by Frugone, M. J., Lowther, A., Noll, D., Ramos, B., Pistorius, P., Dantas, G. P. M., Petry, M. V., Bonadonna, F., Steinfurth, A., Polanowski, A., Raya Rey, A., Lois, N. A., Pütz, K., Trathan, P., Wienecke, B., Poulin, E., Vianna, J. A.

“…Since at least the middle-Miocene, the Antarctic Polar Front (APF) and the Subtropical Front (STF) appear to have been the main drivers of diversification of…”
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Northern gannets anticipate the spatio-temporal occurrence of their prey by Pettex, E, Bonadonna, F, Enstipp, M R, Siorat, F, Grémillet, D

“…Seabirds, as other marine top predators, are often assumed to forage in an unpredictable environment. We challenge this concept and test the hypothesis that…”
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GPS tracking of the foraging movements of Manx Shearwaters Puffinus puffinus breeding on Skomer Island, Wales by GUILFORD, T. C., MEADE, J., FREEMAN, R., BIRO, D., EVANS, T., BONADONNA, F., BOYLE, D., ROBERTS, S., PERRINS, C. M.

“…We report the first successful use of miniature Global Positioning System loggers to track the ocean‐going behaviour of a c. 400 g seabird, the Manx Shearwater…”
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Orientation in the wandering albatross: interfering with magnetic perception does not affect orientation performance by Bonadonna, F, Bajzak, C, Benhamou, S, Igloi, K, Jouventin, P, Lipp, H.P, Dell'Omo, G

“…After making foraging flights of several thousands of kilometres, wandering albatrosses (…”
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Recognition of burrow's olfactory signature in blue petrels, Halobaena caerulea: an efficient discrimination mechanism in the dark by Bonadonna, F., Villafane, M., Bajzak, C., Jouventin, P.

“…Previous work has shown that blue petrels need olfaction to home. We investigated whether they also recognize an olfactory signature of their own nest. We…”
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Evidence that blue petrel, Halobaena caerulea, fledglings can detect and orient to dimethyl sulfide by Bonadonna, F, Caro, S, Jouventin, P, Nevitt, G A

“…Procellariiform seabirds (the petrels, albatrosses and shearwaters) are recognized for their acute sense of smell. These pelagic seabirds forage over thousands…”
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Spatial distribution of foraging in female Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella in relation to oceanographic variables : a scale-dependent approach using geographic information systems by GUINET, Christophe, DUBROCA, Laurent, LEA, Mary Anne, GOLDSWORTHY, Simon, CHEREL, Yves, DUHAMEL, Guy, BONADONNA, Francesco, DONNAY, Jean-Paul

“…The distribution of foraging activity for female Antarctic fur seals was investigated at Cap Noir (49 degree 07'S, 70 degree 45'E), Kerguelen Island in…”
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Insight of scent: experimental evidence of olfactory capabilities in the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) by Mardon, J, Nesterova, A P, Traugott, J, Saunders, S M, Bonadonna, F

“…Wandering albatrosses routinely forage over thousands of kilometres of open ocean, but the sensory mechanisms used in the food search itself have not been…”
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A hard-knock life: the foraging ecology of Cape cormorants amidst shifting prey resources and industrial fishing pressure by Hamann, MH, Grémillet, D, Ryan, PG, Bonadonna, F, van der Lingen, CD, Pichegru, L

“…Once one of the most numerous seabirds of the Benguela upwelling system, the population of Cape cormorants Phalacrocorax capensis has decreased by 60% in the…”
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First GPS-tracking of Cory's shearwater in the Mediterranean Sea by Dell'ariccia, G., Dell'omo, G., Massa, B., Bonadonna, F.

“…The behaviour and ecology of seabirds such as albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters have been the subject of numerous studies, often employing the most recent…”
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Stable isotope analyses on the last 30 ka molluscan fauna from Pampa grassland, Bonaerense region, Argentina by Bonadonna, F.P., Leone, G., Zanchetta, G.

“…Fossil and living shells of terrestrial and freshwater molluscs collected from various sites in the Bonaerense and Patagonia regions of Argentina were analysed…”
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New haematological data in Cory's shearwater, Calonectris diomedea (Aves, Procellariiformes) by Bried, J, Célérier, A, Maurel, L, Bonadonna, F

“…Haematology can provide useful information to assess the health of free-ranging animals. In seabirds, many procellariiform (albatrosses and petrels) species…”
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Olfactory conditioning experiments in a food-searching passerine bird in semi-natural conditions by Mennerat, A., Bonadonna, F., Perret, P., Lambrechts, M.M.

“…Because passerine birds have a very small relative olfactory bulb size, they have been considered to have weak olfactory capacities for decades. Recent…”
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Oxygen isotope composition of living land snail shells: Data from Italy by Zanchetta, G., Leone, G., Fallick, A.E., Bonadonna, F.P.

“…Sixty-seven shells of living land snails were selected from 31 different localities across Italy to investigate the relationships between their oxygen isotopic…”
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Tephrochronology and tephrostratigraphy of two Pleistocene continental fossiliferous successions from central Italy by Marcolini, F., Bigazzi, G., Bonadonna, F. P., Centamore, E., Cioni, R., Zanchetta, G.

“…The stratigraphical context of two Middle Pleistocene fossiliferous palaeosols from Central Italy (Abruzzo and Tuscany) have been studied. Small mammals and…”
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New radiometric dating of volcanic ash layers in Periadriatic foredeep basin system, Italy by Bigazzi, G, Bonadonna, F.P, Centamore, E, Leone, G, Mozzi, M, Nisio, S, Zanchetta, G

“…New geochronological data are reported for two key ash beds interbedded in Upper Miocene (Messinian)–Early Pleistocene rocks at Maccarone, Bellante, and…”
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Long-distance migration and homing after displacement in the green turtle (Chelonia mydas): a satellite tracking study by Luschi, P., Papi, F., Liew, H.C., Chan, E.H., Bonadonna, F.

“…Four green turtle (Chelonia mydas) females were tracked by satellite during their post-reproductive migration in the South China Sea. Three of them reached…”
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Partner-Specific Odor Recognition in an Antarctic Seabird by Bonadonna, Francesco, Nevitt, Gabrielle A.

“…Among birds, the Procellariiform seabirds (petrels, albatrosses, and shearwaters) are prime candidates for using chemical cues for individual recognition…”
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