Combined use of GPS and accelerometry reveals fine scale three-dimensional foraging behaviour in the short-tailed shearwater Berlincourt, Maud, Angel, Lauren P. and Arnould, John P. Y. 2015, Combined use of GPS and accelerometry reveals fine scale three-dimensional foraging behaviour in the short-tailed shearwater, PLoS one, vol. 10, no. 10, pp. 1-16, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139351. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads berlincourt-combineduseofgps-2015.pdf Published version application/pdf 2.21MB 13 Title Combined use of GPS and accelerometry reveals fine scale three-dimensional foraging behaviour in the short-tailed shearwater Author(s) Berlincourt, Maud Angel, Lauren P. orcid.org/0000-0002-8696-3945 Arnould, John P. Y. orcid.org/0000-0003-1124-9330 Journal name PLoS one Volume number 10 Issue number 10 Start page 1 End page 16 Total pages 16 Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS) Place of publication San Francisco, Calif. Publication date 2015 ISSN 1932-6203 Keyword(s) Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics CALIFORNIA CURRENT SYSTEM GANNETS MORUS-BASSANUS WANDERING ALBATROSSES PUFFINUS-TENUIROSTRIS SOUTHERN-OCEAN SATELLITE TRACKING NORTHERN GANNETS ACTIVITY PATTERN DIVING DEPTHS TOP PREDATOR Summary Determining the foraging behaviour of free-ranging marine animals is fundamental for assessing their habitat use and how they may respond to changes in the environment. However, despite recent advances in bio-logging technology, collecting information on both at-sea movement patterns and activity budgets still remains difficult in small pelagic seabird species due to the constraints of instrument size. The short-tailed shearwater, the most abundant seabird species in Australia (ca 23 million individuals), is a highly pelagic procellariiform. Despite its ecological importance to the region, almost nothing is known about its at-sea behaviour, in particular, its foraging activity. Using a combination of GPS and tri-axial accelerometer data-loggers, the fine scale three-dimensional foraging behaviour of 10 breeding individuals from two colonies was investigated. Five at-sea behaviours were identified: (1) resting on water, (2) flapping flight, (3) gliding flight, (4) foraging (i.e., surface foraging and diving events), and (5) taking-off. There were substantial intra- and inter- individual variations in activity patterns, with individuals spending on average 45.8% (range: 17.1-70.0%) of time at sea resting on water and 18.2% (range: 2.3-49.6%) foraging. Individuals made 76.4 ± 65.3 dives (range: 8-237) per foraging trip (mean duration 9.0 ± 1.9 s), with dives also recorded during night-time. With the continued miniaturisation of recording devices, the use of combined data-loggers could provide us with further insights into the foraging behaviour of small procellariiforms, helping to better understand interactions with their prey. Language eng DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0139351 Field of Research 060201 Behavioural Ecology Socio Economic Objective 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2015, Public Library of Science (PLoS) Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30079456 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Life and Environmental Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Author URL Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 12 Nov 2015, 07:11:12 EST Thu, 12 Nov 2015, 07:12:13 EST Fri, 13 Nov 2015, 04:00:45 EST Fri, 13 Nov 2015, 07:24:22 EST Sat, 14 Nov 2015, 05:10:27 EST Wed, 16 Dec 2015, 14:40:27 EST Wed, 16 Dec 2015, 14:53:30 EST Fri, 26 Aug 2016, 17:12:23 EST Mon, 05 Sep 2016, 17:48:51 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 10:40:18 EST Wed, 09 Nov 2016, 11:33:32 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 2 times in TR Web of Science Cited 2 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 85 Abstract Views, 14 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 12 Nov 2015, 07:12:13 EST

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