Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe, leading to an increase in direct, adverse thermoregulatory impacts to wildlife. Here we document an unprecedented, single day, heat-relate
Penguins of the genus Eudyptes are unique among birds in that their first-laid A-egg is 54–85% the mass of their second-laid B-egg. Although the degree of intra-clutch egg-size dimorphism varies great
These are the raw data obtained using a SpectraMax 13x (Molecular Devices Inc, San Jose, CA) to determine the amount of light at each given wavelength transmitted through various ocular structures (co
Many seabirds including penguins are adapted to long periods of fasting, particularly during parts of the reproductive cycle and during moult. However, the influence of fasting on the gastrointestinal
