EcologybioRxiv
Diving efficiency at depth and pre-breeding foraging effort increase with haemoglobin levels in gentoo penguins
S. P. McComb-Turbitt, G. T. Crossin, M. Tierney…·M. Auger-Methe
This study finds that higher haemoglobin levels in gentoo penguins are linked to greater diving efficiency at depth and increased pre-breeding foraging effort, with implications for breeding behavior and conservation.
DOI 10.3354/meps14441