Search Results - "Le Bohec, C"
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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
Published in Scientific reports (08-03-2022)“…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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Long–term effects of flipper bands on penguins
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (07-12-2004)“…Changes in seabird populations, and particularly of penguins, offer a unique opportunity for investigating the impact of fisheries and climatic variations on…”
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Adjustments of gastric pH, motility and temperature during long-term preservation of stomach contents in free-ranging incubating king penguins
Published in Journal of experimental biology (01-07-2004)“…Male king penguins are able to store undigested food in their stomach for up to 3 weeks during their incubation fast, which evidently implies some modification…”
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Overlap between vulnerable top predators and fisheries in the Benguela upwelling system: implications for marine protected areas
Published in Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) (28-09-2009)“…Industrial-scale fisheries are often thought to reduce food availability for top predators. It is essential to estimate the spatial and temporal overlap over a…”
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Reviews and syntheses: A framework to observe, understand and project ecosystem response to environmental change in the East Antarctic Southern Ocean
Published in Biogeosciences (23-11-2022)“…Systematic long-term studies on ecosystem dynamics are largely lacking from the East Antarctic Southern Ocean, although it is well recognized that they are…”
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Recurrent evolution of host-specialized races in a globally distributed parasite
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (22-11-2005)“…I. uriae…”
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Spheniscins, Avian β-Defensins in Preserved Stomach Contents of the King Penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (19-12-2003)“…During the last part of egg incubation in king penguins, the male can preserve undigested food in the stomach for several weeks. This ensures survival of the…”
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The adaptive significance of crèches in the king penguin
Published in Animal behaviour (01-09-2005)“…Crèching behaviour in penguins is defined as the rearing of chicks by their own parents in large flocks called ‘crèches’. Although several hypotheses have been…”
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An ethical issue in biodiversity science: The monitoring of penguins with flipper bands
Published in Comptes rendus. Biologies (01-05-2011)“…Individual marking is essential to study the life-history traits of animals and to track them in all kinds of ecological, behavioural or physiological studies…”
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Mercury concentrations in king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) feathers at Crozet Islands (sub-Antarctic): Temporal trend between 1966-1974 and 2000-2001
Published in Environmental toxicology and chemistry (01-01-2005)“…Remote sub‐Antarctic is lands and their wildlife may be contaminated by mercury via atmospheric and oceanic currents. Because of mercury's high toxicity and…”
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Impact of predation on king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus in Crozet Archipelago
Published in Polar biology (01-03-2005)“…Predation can have major effects on population dynamics, but predator-prey interactions in marine ecosystems have rarely been studied. While the king penguin…”
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Recurrent evolution of host-specialized races in a globally-distributed parasite
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A new application for transponders in studying penguins
Published in Journal of field ornithology (01-04-2005)“…We developed an identification setup enabling automatic detection of the passage of free-living King Penguins implanted with small radio frequency transponders…”
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Nocturnal predation of king penguins by giant petrels on the Crozet Islands
Published in Polar biology (01-09-2003)“…Dietary segregation of sympatric seabirds in the Southern Ocean is partly linked to differences in their foraging techniques. We have investigated the activity…”
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Comparison of behaviour, body mass, haematocrit level, site fidelity and survival between infested and non-infested king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus by ticks Ixodes uriae
Published in Polar biology (01-06-2003)“…The tick Ixodes uriae is widespread in subantarctic areas. This tick species parasitises a large number of seabird species and may affect their population…”
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A new application for transponders in studying penguins
Published in Journal of field ornithology (01-04-2005)“…We developed an identification setup enabling automatic detection of the passage of free-living King Penguins implanted with small radio frequency transponders…”
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Spheniscins, Avian β-Defensins in Preserved Stomach Contents of the King Penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (19-12-2003)“…During the last part of egg incubation in king penguins, the male can preserve undigested food in the stomach for several weeks. This ensures survival of the…”
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