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Albatrosses and petrels at South Georgia as sentinels of marine debris input from vessels in the southwest Atlantic Ocean by Phillips, Richard A., Waluda, Claire M.

“…•Marine debris associated with two albatross species has increased since the 1990s.•Debris recovery rates per capita highest in wandering albatross and giant…”
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Global patterns of sex- and age-specific variation in seabird bycatch by Gianuca, Dimas, Phillips, Richard A., Townley, Stuart, Votier, Stephen C.

“…Fisheries bycatch is a major threat to seabird populations, and understanding sex- and age-biases in bycatch rates is important for assessing population-level…”
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A comprehensive large‐scale assessment of fisheries bycatch risk to threatened seabird populations by Clay, Thomas A., Small, Cleo, Tuck, Geoffrey N., Pardo, Deborah, Carneiro, Ana P. B., Wood, Andrew G., Croxall, John P., Crossin, Glenn T., Phillips, Richard A., Paiva, Vitor

“…Incidental mortality (bycatch) in fisheries remains the greatest threat to many large marine vertebrates and is a major barrier to fisheries sustainability…”
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Ecological segregation in space, time and trophic niche of sympatric planktivorous petrels by Navarro, Joan, Votier, Stephen C, Aguzzi, Jacopo, Chiesa, Juan J, Forero, Manuela G, Phillips, Richard A

“…The principle of competitive exclusion postulates that ecologically-similar species are expected to partition their use of resources, leading to niche…”
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Tracking of Arctic terns Sterna paradisaea reveals longest animal migration by Egevang, Carsten, Stenhouse, Iain J, Phillips, Richard A, Petersen, Aevar, Fox, James W, Silk, Janet R.D

“…The study of long-distance migration provides insights into the habits and performance of organisms at the limit of their physical abilities. The Arctic tern…”
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Additive effects of climate and fisheries drive ongoing declines in multiple albatross species by Pardo, Deborah, Forcada, Jaume, Wood, Andrew G., Tuck, Geoff N., Ireland, Louise, Pradel, Roger, Croxall, John P., Phillips, Richard A.

“…Environmental and anthropogenic factors often drive population declines in top predators, but how their influences may combine remains unclear. Albatrosses are…”
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Using super‐high resolution satellite imagery to census threatened albatrosses by Fretwell, Peter T., Scofield, Paul, Phillips, Richard A.

“…This study is the first to utilize 30‐cm resolution imagery from the WorldView‐3 (WV‐3) satellite to count wildlife directly. We test the accuracy of the…”
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Breaking the routine: individual Cory's shearwaters shift winter destinations between hemispheres and across ocean basins by Dias, Maria P., Granadeiro, José P., Phillips, Richard A., Alonso, Hany, Catry, Paulo

“…There is growing evidence that migratory species are particularly vulnerable to rapid environmental changes arising from human activity. Species are expected…”
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Sex‐specific effects of wind on the flight decisions of a sexually dimorphic soaring bird by Clay, Thomas A., Joo, Rocío, Weimerskirch, Henri, Phillips, Richard A., Ouden, Olivier, Basille, Mathieu, Clusella‐Trullas, Susana, Assink, Jelle D., Patrick, Samantha C., Street, Garrett

“…In a highly dynamic airspace, flying animals are predicted to adjust foraging behaviour to variable wind conditions to minimize movement costs. Sexual size…”
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So far, so good… Similar fitness consequences and overall energetic costs for short and long-distance migrants in a seabird by Pelletier, David, Seyer, Yannick, Garthe, Stefan, Bonnefoi, Salomé, Phillips, Richard A, Guillemette, Magella

“…Although there is a consensus about the evolutionary drivers of animal migration, considerable work is necessary to identify the mechanisms that underlie the…”
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High occurrence of jellyfish predation by black‐browed and Campbell albatross identified by DNA metabarcoding by McInnes, Julie C., Alderman, Rachael, Lea, Mary‐Anne, Raymond, Ben, Deagle, Bruce E., Phillips, Richard A., Stanworth, Andrew, Thompson, David R., Catry, Paulo, Weimerskirch, Henri, Suazo, Cristián G., Gras, Michaël, Jarman, Simon N.

“…Gelatinous zooplankton are a large component of the animal biomass in all marine environments, but are considered to be uncommon in the diet of most marine top…”
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Seasonal sexual segregation by monomorphic Sooty Shearwaters Puffinus griseus reflects different reproductive roles during the pre-laying period by Hedd, April, Montevecchi, William A, Phillips, Richard A, Fifield, David A

“…Tracking technology has revolutionized knowledge of seabird movements; yet, few studies have examined sex differences in distribution and behavior of small to…”
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Sex-specific foraging strategies throughout the breeding season in a tropical, sexually monomorphic small petrel by Pinet, Patrick, Jaquemet, Sébastien, Phillips, Richard A., Le Corre, Matthieu

“…Two hypotheses have been proposed to explain sex-related differences in foraging in sexually monomorphic seabirds. The ‘intersexual competition’ hypothesis…”
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Carry-over effects from breeding modulate the annual cycle of a long-distance migrant: an experimental demonstration by Catry, Paulo, Dias, Maria P, Phillips, Richard A, Granadeiro, José P

“…Carry-over effects relate to events or processes that influence individual performance in a subsequent season, but their occurrence in the annual cycle of…”
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track2KBA: An R package for identifying important sites for biodiversity from tracking data by Beal, Martin, Oppel, Steffen, Handley, Jonathan, Pearmain, Elizabeth J., Morera‐Pujol, Virginia, Carneiro, Ana P. B., Davies, Tammy E., Phillips, Richard A., Taylor, Philip R., Miller, Mark G. R., Franco, Aldina M. A., Catry, Inês, Patrício, Ana R., Regalla, Aissa, Staniland, Iain, Boyd, Charlotte, Catry, Paulo, Dias, Maria P.

“…Identifying important sites for biodiversity is vital for conservation and management. However, there is a lack of accessible, easily applied tools that enable…”
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Corticosterone Predicts Foraging Behavior and Parental Care in Macaroni Penguins by Crossin, Glenn T., Trathan, Phil N., Phillips, Richard A., Gorman, Kristen B., Dawson, Alistair, Sakamoto, Kentaro Q., Williams, Tony D.

“…Corticosterone has received considerable attention as the principal hormonal mediator of allostasis or physiological stress in wild animals. More recently, it…”
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Revisiting Lévy flight search patterns of wandering albatrosses, bumblebees and deer by Edwards, A.M, Phillips, R.A, Watkins, N.W, Freeman, M.P, Murphy, E.J, Afanasyev, V, Buldyrev, S.V, Luz, M.G.E. da, Raposo, E.P, Stanley, H.E

“…The study of animal foraging behaviour is of practical ecological importance, and exemplifies the wider scientific problem of optimizing search strategies…”
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Protein Deimination and Extracellular Vesicle Profiles in Antarctic Seabirds by Phillips, Richard A, Kraev, Igor, Lange, Sigrun

“…Pelagic seabirds are amongst the most threatened of all avian groups. They face a range of immunological challenges which seem destined to increase due to…”
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Poor transferability of species distribution models for a pelagic predator, the grey petrel, indicates contrasting habitat preferences across ocean basins by Torres, Leigh G, Sutton, Philip J H, Thompson, David R, Delord, Karine, Weimerskirch, Henri, Sagar, Paul M, Sommer, Erica, Dilley, Ben J, Ryan, Peter G, Phillips, Richard A

“…Species distribution models (SDMs) are increasingly applied in conservation management to predict suitable habitat for poorly known populations. High…”
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Year‐round distribution suggests spatial segregation of two small petrel species in the South Atlantic by Quillfeldt, Petra, Masello, Juan F, Navarro, Joan, Phillips, Richard A, Araújo, Miguel

“…AIM: Pelagic seabirds exploit large areas of ocean when acting as central‐place foragers during the breeding season, and ranges are even more extensive outside…”
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