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Changes in Wind Pattern Alter Albatross Distribution and Life-History Traits

Changes in Wind Pattern Alter Albatross Distribution and Life-History Traits

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Changes in Wind Pattern Alter Albatross Distribution and Life-History Traits

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Changes in Wind Pattern Alter Albatross Distribution and Life-History Traits

Publisher

Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Journal title

Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2012-01, Vol.335 (6065), p.211-214

Language

English

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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Contents

Westerly winds in the Southern Ocean have increased in intensity and moved poleward. Using long-term demographic and foraging records, we show that foraging range in wandering albatrosses has shifted poleward in conjunction with these changes in wind pattern, while their rates of travel and flight speeds have increased. Consequently, the duration o...

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Changes in Wind Pattern Alter Albatross Distribution and Life-History Traits

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_00660358v1

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_00660358v1

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ISSN

0036-8075

E-ISSN

1095-9203

DOI

10.1126/science.1210270