Eudyptula minor
Environmental physiology of the little penguin (Eudyptula minor)
... B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology 148:93-100 Stahel, CD; Megirian, D & Nicol, SC, 1984, Sleep and metabolic rate in the little penguin, Eudyptula minor, Journal of c[r] ...
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Variability in at sea foraging behaviour of little penguins Eudyptula minor in response to fine scale environmental features
... In the present study, we used HMMs with environ- mental covariate data from a high-resolution hydro- dynamic model to investigate the fine-scale at-sea foraging behaviour of a flightless marine predator, the little ...
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Variability of little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) diving behaviour across New Zealand
... (Eudyptula minor) are considered a candidate species for assessing near-shore marine productivity due to their usually limited foraging ranges and reliance on local resources, particularly while rearing ...
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Breeding biology and threats to the blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) in South Westland, New Zealand
... (Eudyptula minor; Maori name: korora) is the world’s smallest penguin at 40-45cm long, and weighing about 1 kg (Reilly ...(Eudyptula minor) with six subspecies (Kinsky & Falla 1976), or a ...
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Factors affecting breeding success of the Flea Bay white-flippered penguin (Eudyptula minor albosignata) colony
... (Eudyptula minor Forster, 1781), or blue penguin as it is often called, is the smallest extant penguin species in the world and the only one that is nocturnal on land (Reilly ...of Eudyptula ...
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Spatial scale and nest distribution of little penguins (Eudyptula minor)
... Many seabirds breed colonially. These colonies are usually positioned to minimise the distance to foraging grounds. Nest-site locations within a colony are a response to micro scale factors such as avoidance of predators ...
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The development of the corticosterone stress response of kororā (little penguin, Eudyptula minor) chicks in response to frequent handling : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Physiology at Massey University
... behavioural and physiological effects. For this reason, high levels of the hormone should be avoided where possible in developing chicks. Chicks of altricial species in particular, seldom hatch with a highly functioning ...
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Economical genotyping of little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) clades from feather-based DNA
... Determination of clade membership is required for many research questions addressing phylogeography, mating patterns, speciation, and hybridisation, as well as wildlife management and conservation (e.g. Irwin 2002; Ruegg ...
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Epidemiology and molecular phylogeny of Babesia sp. in Little Penguins Eudyptula minor in Australia
... penguins Eudyptula minor are native to Australia and New Zealand, and are susceptible to piroplasmids (Babesia), hemosporidians (Haemoproteus, Leucocytozoon, Plasmodium) and kinetoplastids ...
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Little penguin (Eudyptula minor) diet at three breeding colonies in New Zealand
... The little penguin (Eudyptula minor) is a common seabird with a broad distribution across New Zealand and Australia (IUCN 2011). Although classified as a species of least concern, in New Zealand many little ...
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The feeding and breeding ecology of little blue penguins (Eudyptula minor) from Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Conservation Ecology, Massey University
... Survival, patterns of reproduction, and lifetime reproductive output in Little Blue Penguins Eudyptula minor on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.. San Diego, Academic Pres Ltd.[r] ...
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Feeding ecology and free living energetics of the little penguin, Eudyptula minor, in Tasmania
... The primary objective of the present study was to investigate the digestion of otoliths by little penguins Eudyptula minor to determine whether 1 otolith numbers can be used to calculate[r] ...
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Parasitism, disease and breeding ecology of little blue penguins (Eudyptula minor) on Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Conservation Biology, Massey University, Auckland
... Penguins have distinct life-history stages with varying energetic demands, giving rise to seasonal trends in body condition (BC). All adult penguins undergo an annual moult, during which they are land-bound (Davis & ...
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Corticosterone responses to different stimuli and phenotypic plasticity in corticosterone responses in the kororā (little penguin, Eudyptula minor) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Physiology at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand
... Although the mean initial corticosterone concentration measured in little penguins at the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony sampled over several weeks before the current study Long, 2017 can be[r] ...
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Corticosterone responses to different stimuli and phenotypic plasticity in corticosterone responses in the kororā (little penguin, Eudyptula minor) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Physiology at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand
... The findings of the present study have provided information about the way little penguins respond to different type of stimuli, whether responses to handling are similar to responses to [r] ...
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The feeding and breeding ecology of little blue penguins (Eudyptula minor) from Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Conservation Ecology, Massey University
... to 1 identify popu lation demographi cs, 2 quantify breeding success and identify ab iotic and bioti c parameters influencing nesting success, 3 identify feeding ecology based on diet an[r] ...
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The development of the corticosterone stress response of kororā (little penguin, Eudyptula minor) chicks in response to frequent handling : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Physiology at Massey University
... 74 2.4.4 Integrated corticosterone responses The integrated corticosterone responses of the kororā chicks in this study showed the same patterns as the mean plasma corticosterone respons[r] ...
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The foraging ecology of Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) on Tiritiri Matangi Island : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of Master of Science in Conservation Biology, Massey University, Auckland
... 106 samples. As described in Chapter Four for Stable Isotope Analysis, the analysis of stomach contents similarly has its limitations and biases. Fatty acid signature analysis offers an alternative biochemical ...
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The effect of conservation management on Little Blue Penguins (Eudyptula minor) on North Island, New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Conservation Biology at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
... LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1 - Average number of Little Blue Penguins coming ashore during night transects Figure 2.2 - Abundance counts of Little Blue Penguins for the entire year for eac[r] ...
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Effects of Cold Exposure on Oxygen Consumption, Ventilation and Interclavicular Air Sac Gases in the Little Penguin(Eudyptula Minor)
... Introduction It is well established that the avian respiratory system plays an important part in thermoregulation during heat stress, but the interaction between respiration and temperat[r] ...
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