Multiple stressors: negative effects of nest predation on the viability of a threatened gull in different environmental conditions by Bård‐Jørgen Bårdsen, Jan Ove Bustnes

“…The majority of the world's seabirds show substantial population declines, but a detailed understanding of the phenomenon is lacking. …”
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Avian influenza overview September – December 2022 by European Food Safety Authority, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Union Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza, Cornelia Adlhoch, Alice Fusaro, José L Gonzales, Thijs Kuiken, Stefano Marangon, Éric Niqueux, Christoph Staubach, Calogero Terregino, Inma Aznar, Irene Muñoz Guajardo, Francesca Baldinelli

“…It is suspected that waterfowl might be more involved than seabirds in the incursion of HPAI virus into poultry establishments. …”
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At-sea behaviour in marine birds: a life-history perspective by Shoji, A

“…This result is consistent with a prediction of optimal foraging theory, but my results show empirically that seabirds are able to increase reward with distance at the extended scale of the marine environment.…”

Dispersal in the sub-Antarctic: King penguins show remarkably little population genetic differentiation across their range by Clucas, G, Younger, J, Kao, D, Rogers, A, Handley, J, Miller, G, Jouventin, P, Nolan, P, Gharbi, K, Miller, K, Hart, T

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Seabirds are important components of marine ecosystems, both as predators and as indicators of ecological change, being conspicuous and sensitive to changes in prey abundance. …”

Variation Among Species and Populations, and Carry-Over Effects of Winter Exposure on Mercury Accumulation in Small Petrels by Petra Quillfeldt, Yves Cherel, Joan Navarro, Richard A. Phillips, Juan F. Masello, Cristián G. Suazo, Karine Delord, Paco Bustamante, Paco Bustamante

“…In previous studies in the Southern Ocean, inter-specific differences in Hg contamination in seabirds was generally related to their distribution and trophic position. …”
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New records of Procellariiformes in the Fernando de Noronha archipelago: who is looking out for them? by Lucas Penna Soares Santos, Fábio Olmos, Taysa Alves Rocha, Maria Clara Gonçalves de Queiroz Brito, Gisiane Rodrigues Lima, Cecilia Licarião Barreto Luna, Rodrigo Augusto Torres, Ricardo Araujo, Patricia Pereira Serafini

“…Little is known on seabirds of the order Procellariiformes which visit the Brazilian oceanic islands. …”
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Differences in breeding success among neighbouring streaked shearwater subcolonies correlate with egg size and quality of parental care by Fayet, A, Shirai, M, Matsumoto, S, Van Tatenhove, A, Yoda, K, Shoji, A

“…To identify drivers of local variation in breeding success in colonial seabirds, we studied the role of breeding phenology and parental quality on the breeding performance of two neighbouring subcolonies of streaked shearwaters Calonectris leucomelas, with similar habitat but different success. …”

Dynamic body acceleration improves mapping of at‐sea foraging behavior in black‐tailed gulls Larus crassirostris by Rui Ma, Kentaro Kazama, Yogi C. Yasutake, Mami T. Kazama, Shota Tsukamoto, Yutaka Watanuki

“…Areas at which seabirds forage intensively can be discriminated by tracking the individuals' at‐sea movements. …”
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Stable isotopes (δ13C, δ15N) combined with conventional dietary approaches reveal plasticity in central-place foraging behaviour of little penguins (Eudyptula minor) by Andre eChiaradia, Fran eRamirez, Manuela G Forero, Keith A Hobson

“…Marine top and meso predators like seabirds are limited by the need to breed on land but forage on limited or patchily distributed resources at sea. …”
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Lifestyle, reproductive factors and food intake in Greenlandic pregnant women: The ACCEPT – sub-study by Ane-Kersti Skaarup Knudsen, Manhai Long, Henning S. Pedersen, Eva Cecilie Bonefeld-Jørgensen

“…Background: In the past decades, Greenland has changed from a hunter society to a more western lifestyle, causing less intake of traditional food, such as marine mammals, fish and seabirds. These changes in the living conditions and food habits might impact the maternal health in Greenland. …”
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Complex population structure of Lyme borreliosis group spirochete Borrelia garinii in subarctic Eurasia. by Pär Comstedt, Loreta Asokliene, Ingvar Eliasson, Björn Olsen, Anders Wallensten, Jonas Bunikis, Sven Bergström

“…Borrelia garinii, a causative agent of Lyme borreliosis in Europe and Asia, is naturally maintained in marine and terrestrial enzootic cycles, which primarily involve birds, including seabirds and migratory passerines. These bird groups associate with, correspondingly, Ixodes uriae and Ixodes ricinus ticks, of which the latter species may bite and transmit the infection to humans. …”
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Area and perimeter covered by anomalous diffusion processes by Mirko Luković, Theo Geisel, Stephan Eule

“…As the convex hull is a simple measure to estimate the home range of animals, our results give analytical estimates for the home range of foraging animals that perform sub-diffusive search strategies such as some Mediterranean seabirds and animals that ambush their prey. We also apply our results to Levy flights where possible.…”
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Autonomous monitoring of vulnerable habitats using a wireless sensor network by Naumowicz, T, Freeman, R, Heil, A, Calsyn, M, Hellmich, E, Brändle, A, Guilford, T, Schiller, J

“…Here, we describe the design and deployment of a wireless sensor network that delivers high resolution sensor data while monitoring seabirds on a UK National Nature Reserve. We describe some of the problems encountered and the solutions we have used. …”

Phthiraptera of Canada by Terry D. Galloway

“…Only about 54% of the expected chewing louse fauna has been recorded, and considerable collecting effort is needed, especially for lice infesting passerine birds, shorebirds, and seabirds. The sucking louse fauna is well known, with approximately 88% of the expected fauna recorded. …”
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Aves, The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador by Wiedenfeld, D. A.

“…If only land birds are considered, the endemism levels are much higher, with 70% of land bird species being endemic, and 58% of the “regular” seabirds being endemic as well. It is hoped this article will stimulate other ornithologists and observers who may have additional records to come forth with their information.…”
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Light-level geolocation reveals the short-distance non-breeding movements and distribution of tufted puffins throughout the Northeast Pacific Ocean by Anne L. Schaefer, Kristen B. Gorman, Kristen B. Gorman, Mary Anne Bishop

“…Comprehensive assessments of cumulative impacts to seabirds have been hindered by an incomplete understanding of temporal and spatial patterns in marine habitat use, particularly during the non-breeding season when seabirds can range widely across the global ocean. …”
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A Physio-Logging Journey: Heart Rates of the Emperor Penguin and Blue Whale by Paul J. Ponganis

“…Physio-logging has the potential to explore the processes that underlie the dive behavior and ecology of marine mammals and seabirds, as well as evaluate their adaptability to environmental change and other stressors. …”
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Social interactions of juvenile brown boobies at sea as observed with animal-borne video cameras. by Ken Yoda, Miku Murakoshi, Kota Tsutsui, Hiroyoshi Kohno

“…In addition, approximately 40% of foraging occurred close to aggregations of congeners and other species. Young seabirds voluntarily followed other birds, which may directly enhance their foraging success and improve foraging and flying skills during their developmental stage, or both.…”
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A Cadaveric Study Using Computed Tomography for Measuring the Ocular Bulb and Scleral Skeleton of the Atlantic Puffin (Aves, <i>Alcidae</i>, <i>Fratercula arctica</i>) by Marcos Fumero-Hernández, Mario Encinoso, Ana Sofia Ramírez, Inmaculada Morales, Alejandro Suárez Pérez, José Raduan Jaber

“…However, there are few publications regarding its use in ophthalmology. Seabirds, in particular, present a peculiar ecology since their lives take place in very diverse environments: the aquatic, the terrestrial, and the aerial. …”
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Penguins of the Magellan region by M. Bingham, E. Mejias

“…The Magellan region, including the Falkland Islands, is one of the world´s most important areas for seabirds, and especially penguins. World-wide there are 17 species of penguin; 7 of these regularly breed around the coastal waters of South America, and 5 within the Magellan region. …”
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