Central-place foraging seabirds alter the availability of their prey around colonies, forming a "halo" of reduced prey access that ultimately constrains population size. This has been indicated ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract I studied the mating patterns and foraging-trip durations for a colony of Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) over two consecutive breeding ...

(04/11/2011) Climate change has hit species of Antarctic penguins by causing a staggering decline in their prey: krill. A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has ...

The Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) is a species of penguin common along the entire Antarctic coast. During the breeding season, they congregate in large colonies, some over a quarter of a million ...

The penguins affected are called Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) and they are among the most abundant of all the penguins in the Antarctic, so the species is under no imminent threat. There are ...

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WHEN they arrive at the southern rookeries in the early spring, the penguins appear to be quite unattached, and pairing takes place during the ensuing week or two. As they spend the winter on the ...