At-sea associations in foraging little penguins Berlincourt,M and Arnould,JP 2014, At-sea associations in foraging little penguins, PLoS one, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105065. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads berlincourt-atseaassociations-2014.pdf Published version application/pdf 575.33KB 130 Title At-sea associations in foraging little penguins Author(s) Berlincourt,M Arnould,JP orcid.org/0000-0003-1124-9330 Journal name PLoS one Volume number 9 Issue number 8 Start page 1 End page 6 Publisher Public Library of Science Place of publication San Francisco, CA Publication date 2014-08-13 ISSN 1932-6203 Keyword(s) Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics EUDYPTULA-MINOR DIVING BEHAVIOR ADELIE PENGUINS BASS STRAIT GROUP-SIZE PREDATION RISK Summary Prey distribution, patch size, and the presence of conspecifics are important factors influencing a predator's feeding tactics, including the decision to feed individually or socially. Little is known about group behaviour in seabirds as they spend most of their lives in the marine environment where it is difficult to observe their foraging activities. In this study, we report on at-sea foraging associations of little penguins (Eudyptula minor) during the breeding season. Individuals could be categorised as (1) not associating; (2) associating when departing from and/or returning to the colony; or (3) at sea when travelling, diving or performing synchronised dives. Out of 84 separate foraging tracks, 58 (69.0%) involved associations with conspecifics. Furthermore, in a total of 39 (46.4%), individuals were found to dive during association and in 32 (38.1%), individuals were found to exhibit synchronous diving. These behaviours suggest little penguins forage in groups, could synchronise their underwater movements and potentially cooperate to concentrate their small schooling prey. Language eng DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0105065 Field of Research 060201 Behavioural Ecology 060205 Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl Marine Ichthyology) 060801 Animal Behaviour Socio Economic Objective 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2014, PLoS Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30070318 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment Open Access Collection Centre for Integrative Ecology 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 Fri, 06 Mar 2015, 08:39:38 EST Fri, 06 Mar 2015, 09:51:54 EST Mon, 09 Mar 2015, 07:20:29 EST Wed, 25 Mar 2015, 11:00:43 EST Wed, 25 Mar 2015, 12:10:47 EST Thu, 26 Mar 2015, 05:05:28 EST Fri, 27 Mar 2015, 08:52:40 EST Fri, 27 Mar 2015, 08:54:51 EST Mon, 30 Mar 2015, 14:01:31 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 08:36:19 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 06:13:16 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:26:26 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 21 times in TR Web of Science Cited 21 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 568 Abstract Views, 131 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 25 Mar 2015, 11:00:43 EST