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Rapid increase in Asian bottles in the South Atlantic Ocean indicates major debris inputs from ships by Ryan, Peter G., Dilley, Ben J., Ronconi, Robert A., Connan, Maëlle

“…Most plastic debris floating at sea is thought to come from land-based sources, but there is little direct evidence to support this assumption. Since 1984,…”
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Bird interactions with offshore oil and gas platforms: Review of impacts and monitoring techniques by Ronconi, Robert A., Allard, Karel A., Taylor, Philip D.

“…Thousands of oil and gas platforms are currently operating in offshore waters globally, and this industry is expected to expand in coming decades. Although the…”
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Foraging areas, offshore habitat use, and colony overlap by incubating Leach's storm-petrels Oceanodroma leucorhoa in the Northwest Atlantic by Hedd, April, Pollet, Ingrid L, Mauck, Robert A, Burke, Chantelle M, Mallory, Mark L, McFarlane Tranquilla, Laura A, Montevecchi, William A, Robertson, Gregory J, Ronconi, Robert A, Shutler, Dave, Wilhelm, Sabina I, Burgess, Neil M

“…Despite their importance in marine food webs, much has yet to be learned about the spatial ecology of small seabirds. This includes the Leach's storm-petrel…”
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Spatial segregation contrasting dietary overlap: niche partitioning of two sympatric alcids during shifting resource availability by Gulka, Julia, Ronconi, Robert A., Davoren, Gail K.

“…Interspecific interactions help to shape individual- and population-level dynamics. As such, similar species breeding sympatrically are expected to have a high…”
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From hotspots to site protection: Identifying Marine Protected Areas for seabirds around the globe by Lascelles, Ben G., Langham, Gary M., Ronconi, Robert A., Reid, James B.

“…► Outline why seabirds can be effectively used to identify candidate MPAs. ► Review approaches to identifying and prioritizing seabird hotspots in the oceans…”
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Limited Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Influenza A(H5N1) in Herring Gull Colony, Canada, 2022 by Taylor, Liam U, Ronconi, Robert A, Spina, Hayley A, Jones, Megan E.B, Ogbunugafor, C. Brandon, Ayala, Andrea J

“…In summer 2022, highly pathogenic influenza A(H5N1) virus reached the herring gull (Larus argentatus subspecies smithsonianus) breeding colony on Kent Island,…”
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Little change in plastic loads in South Atlantic seabirds since the 1980s by Perold, Vonica, Ronconi, Robert A., Moloney, Coleen L., Dilley, Ben J., Connan, Maëlle, Ryan, Peter G.

“…Despite growing concern about the large amounts of waste plastic in marine ecosystems, evidence of an increase in the amount of floating plastic at sea has…”
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Diving of great shearwaters (Puffinus gravis) in cold and warm water regions of the South Atlantic Ocean by Ronconi, Robert A, Ryan, Peter G, Ropert-Coudert, Yan

“…Among the most widespread seabirds in the world, shearwaters of the genus Puffinus are also some of the deepest diving members of the Procellariiformes…”
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Moult chronology and strategies of sympatric Great (Ardenna gravis) and Sooty (A. grisea) Shearwaters based on stable isotope analysis by Carvalho, Paloma C., Ronconi, Robert A., Bugoni, Leandro, Davoren, Gail K.

“…Moult is an energetically demanding period, during which flight may be impaired and foraging ranges may become constrained. During the non‐breeding period,…”
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The Motus Wildlife Tracking System: a collaborative research network to enhance the understanding of wildlife movement by Taylor, Philip D., Crewe, Tara L., Mackenzie, Stuart A., Lepage, Denis, Aubry, Yves, Crysler, Zoe, Finney, George, Francis, Charles M., Guglielmo, Christopher G., Hamilton, Diana J., Holberton, Rebecca L., Loring, Pamela H., Mitchell, Greg W., Norris, D. Ryan, Paquet, Julie, Ronconi, Robert A., Smetzer, Jennifer R., Smith, Paul A., Welch, Linda J., Woodworth, Bradley K.

“…We describe a new collaborative network, the Motus Wildlife Tracking System (Motus; https://motus.org), which is an international network of researchers using…”
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Factors influencing mercury levels in Leach's storm-petrels at northwest Atlantic colonies by Pollet, Ingrid L., McFarlane-Tranquilla, Laura, Burgess, Neil M., Diamond, Antony W., Gjerdrum, Carina, Hedd, April, Hoeg, Rielle, Jones, Patricia L., Mauck, Robert A., Montevecchi, William A., Pratte, Isabeau, Ronconi, Robert A., Shutler, Dave, Wilhelm, Sabina I., Mallory, Mark L.

“…Mercury (Hg) is a globally distributed heavy metal, with negative effects on wildlife. Its most toxic form, methylmercury (MeHg), predominates in aquatic…”
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Marine pollution in fledged Leach's storm-petrels (Hydrobates leucorhous) from Baccalieu Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada by Krug, David M., Frith, Rhyl, Wong, Sarah N.P., Ronconi, Robert A., Wilhelm, Sabina I., O'Driscoll, Nelson J., Mallory, Mark L.

“…The Leach's storm-petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous) is one of the most abundant and widely distributed marine birds in the North Atlantic but is under global…”
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Inter-colony variation in predation, mercury burden and adult survival in a declining seabird by Calvert, Anna M., Gutowsky, Sarah E., Fifield, David A., Burgess, Neil M., Bryant, Rachel, Fraser, Gail S., Gjerdrum, Carina, Hedd, April, Jones, Patricia L., Mauck, Robert A., McFarlane Tranquilla, Laura, Montevecchi, William A., Pollet, Ingrid L., Ronconi, Robert A., Rock, Jennifer C., Russell, Janet, Wilhelm, Sabina I., Wong, Sarah N.P., Robertson, Gregory J.

“…Migratory species with disjunct and localized breeding distributions, including many colonial marine birds, pose challenges for management and conservation as…”
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Bird strandings and bright lights at coastal and offshore industrial sites in Atlantic Canada by Gjerdrum, Carina, Ronconi, Robert A., Turner, Kelley L., Hamer, Thomas E.

“…Artificial lights can disorient birds and lead to injury or death. In Atlantic Canada, lights attract birds at sites along the coastline and offshore, but the…”
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Migration routes and stopover areas of Leach's Storm Petrels Oceanodroma leucorhoa by Pollet, Ingrid L, Ronconi, Robert A, Leonard, Marty L, Shutler, Dave

“…Little is known about the movements of small seabirds during migration, but such information is important for their conservation. Leach's Storm Petrel…”
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Age and season predict influenza A virus dynamics in urban gulls: consequences for natural hosts in unnatural landscapes by Ineson, Katherine M., Hill, Nichola J., Clark, Daniel E., MacKenzie, Kenneth G., Whitney, Jillian J., Laskaris, Yianni, Ronconi, Robert A., Ellis, Julie C., Giroux, Jean‐François, Lair, Stéphane, Stevens, Skyler, Puryear, Wendy B., Runstadler, Jonathan A.

“…Gulls are ubiquitous in urban areas due to a growing reliance on anthropogenic feeding sites, which has led to changes in their abundance, distribution, and…”
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Estimating the relative use of anthropogenic resources by Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada by Shlepr, Katherine R., Ronconi, Robert A., Hayden, Brian, Allard, Karel A., Diamond, Antony W.

“…Gulls (Larus spp.) are described as generalist, opportunistic feeders that show great flexibility in habitat use. Despite an apparent advantage in changing…”
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Feather‐based measures of stable isotopes and corticosterone reveal a relationship between trophic position and physiology in a pelagic seabird over a 153‐year period by Fairhurst, Graham D, Bond, Alexander L, Hobson, Keith A, Ronconi, Robert A, Wanless, Ross

“…Diet during the non‐breeding period influences condition and subsequent reproduction. Physiological mechanisms underlying such carry‐over effects are poorly…”
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Effects of age, sex, colony and breeding phase on marine space use by Great Shearwaters Ardenna gravis in the South Atlantic by Ronconi, Robert A., Schoombie, Stefan, Westgate, Andrew J., Wong, Sarah N. P., Koopman, Heather N., Ryan, Peter G.

“…Shearwaters are among the most abundant seabirds globally and breeding birds often travel thousands of kilometres during foraging trips to productive marine…”
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Female and male Leach's Storm Petrels (Hydrobates leucorhous) pursue different foraging strategies during the incubation period by Mauck, Robert A., Pratte, Isabeau, Hedd, April, Pollet, Ingrid l., Jones, Patricia L., Montevecchi, William A., Ronconi, Robert A., Gjerdrum, Carina, Adrianowyscz, Sarah, McMahon, Colin, Acker, Haley, Taylor, Liam U., McMahon, Jennifer, Dearborn, Donald C., Robertson, Gregory J., McFarlane Tranquilla, Laura A.

“…Reproduction in procellariiform birds is characterized by a single egg clutch, slow development, a long breeding season and obligate biparental care. Female…”
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