The heat is on: behavioural, physiological and reproductive evidence of heat stress in breeding king penguins.
Aude Noiret, Agnès Lewden, Camille Lemonnier, Céline Bocquet, Marine Montblanc, Fabrice Bertile, Marine Hoareau, Elsa Marçon, Jean‐Patrice Robin, Pierre Bize, Vincent A. Viblanc, Antoine Stier
This study examines heat stress in breeding king penguins through behavioral and physiological measurements, finding that heat stress is common and linked to reproductive failure.
Journal of Thermal Biology · Jul 17, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology