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Variations in inter‐specific and sex‐related niche partitioning in pelagic boobies during their annual cycle by Lerma, Miriam, Dehnhard, Nina, Castillo‐Guerrero, José Alfredo, Hernández‐Vázquez, Salvador, Voigt, Christian C., Garthe, Stefan

“…Animals that co‐occur in a region (sympatry) may share the same environment (syntopy), and niche differentiation is expected among closely related species…”
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Nutritional state variations in a tropical seabird throughout its breeding season by Lerma, Miriam, Dehnhard, Nina, Castillo-Guerrero, José Alfredo, Fernández, Guillermo

“…Individual body condition is frequently used to explain differences in foraging and breeding ecology in seabirds. However, little is known about the…”
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Foraging ecology of masked boobies (Sula dactylatra) in the world’s largest “oceanic desert” by Lerma, Miriam, Serratosa, Juan, Luna-Jorquera, Guillermo, Garthe, Stefan

“…The South Pacific Gyre has the most hyper-oligotrophic waters in the world and is considered the largest “oceanic desert.” Rapa Nui (Easter Island), located…”
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Breeding stage, not sex, affects foraging characteristics in masked boobies at Rapa Nui by Lerma, Miriam, Dehnhard, Nina, Luna-Jorquera, Guillermo, Voigt, Christian C., Garthe, Stefan

“…Sexual segregation in foraging occurs in some species and populations of boobies (Sulidae), but it is not a general pattern. Sexual segregation in foraging may…”
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Seabird morphology determines operational wind speeds, tolerable maxima, and responses to extremes by Nourani, Elham, Safi, Kamran, de Grissac, Sophie, Anderson, David J., Cole, Nik C., Fell, Adam, Grémillet, David, Lempidakis, Emmanouil, Lerma, Miriam, McKee, Jennifer L., Pichegru, Lorien, Provost, Pascal, Rattenborg, Niels C., Ryan, Peter G., Santos, Carlos D., Schoombie, Stefan, Tatayah, Vikash, Weimerskirch, Henri, Wikelski, Martin, Shepard, Emily L.C.

“…Storms can cause widespread seabird stranding and wrecking,1,2,3,4,5 yet little is known about the maximum wind speeds that birds are able to tolerate or the…”
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Foraging ecology of a marine top predator in the Eastern Tropical Pacific over 3 years with different ENSO phases by Lerma, Miriam, Castillo-Guerrero, José Alfredo, Hernández-Vázquez, Salvador, Garthe, Stefan

“…The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a recurrent climatic pattern with important ecological consequences for seabirds due to its impacts on the abundance…”
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Zinc concentrations in Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) eggs, nestlings, and adults by Lerma, Miriam, Castillo-Guerrero, José Alfredo, García-Hernández, Jaqueline, Fernández, Guillermo

“…Zinc is essential for animal metabolism, but the variation in Zn concentrations within seabird populations has been seldom explored. We collected Blue-footed…”
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Lead, cadmium and mercury in the blood of the blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) from the coast of Sinaloa, Gulf of California, Mexico by Lerma, Miriam, Castillo-Guerrero, José Alfredo, Ruelas-Inzunza, Jorge, Fernández, Guillermo

“…We used blood samples of the Blue-footed Booby, considering sex (female and male) and age-class (adult and chick) of individuals at different breeding stages…”
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Foraging ranges of Humboldt Penguins Spheniscus humboldti from Tilgo Island: the critical need for protecting a unique marine habitat by Quispe, René, Lerma, Miriam, Luna, Nicolás, Portflitt-Toro, Matías, Serratosa, Juan, Luna-Jorquera, Guillermo

“…The largest population of Humboldt Penguins resides in a fertile archipelago of the north-central coast of Chile, formed by eight islands in proximity to…”
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Non-Breeding Distribution, Abundance, and Roosting Habitat Use of the American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus frazari) in Sinaloa, Mexico by Lerma, Miriam, Castillo-guerrero, José Alfredo, Palacios, Eduardo

“…The American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus frazari) is federally listed as endangered in Mexico due to habitat loss and small population size. Recent…”
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