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Santin-Janin H., Garel M., Chapuis J.-L., Pontier D. (2009). Assessing the performance of NDVI as a proxy of plant biomass using non-linear models: a case study on the Kerguelen archipelago. Polar Biol., 32 (6), 861–871.
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Ancel A. & Beaulieu M. (2009). Polar Biol., 32, 1091–1093.
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Ann Marie Aglionby Harding, Carsten Egevang, Wojciech Walkusz, Flemming Merkel, Stephane Blanc & David Gremillet. (2009). Estimating prey capture rates of a planktivorous seabird, the little auk (Alle alle), using diet, diving behaviour, and energy consumption. Polar Biol., 32, 785–793.
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Vincke S., Van de Vijver B., Ledeganck P., Nijs I. & Beyens L. (2007). Testacean communities in perturbed soils: the influence of the wandering albatross. Polar Biol., 30, 395–406.
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Van de Putte A.P., Van Houdt J.K.J., Maes G.E., Janko K., Koubbi P., Rock J. & F.A.M. Volckaert. (2009). Species identification in the trematomid familiy using nuclear genetic markers. Polar Biol., .
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Charbonnier Yohan, Delord Karine, Thiebot Jean-Baptiste, . (2010). King-size fast food for Antarctic fur seals
. Polar Biol., 33(5), 721–724.
Keywords: Biomedical and Life Sciences,
Programme: 109
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Delord Karine, Gasco Nicolas, Barbraud Christophe, Weimerskirch Henri, . (2010). Multivariate effects on seabird bycatch in the legal Patagonian toothfish longline fishery around Crozet and Kerguelen Islands
. Polar Biol., 33(3), 367–378.
Keywords: Biomedical and Life Sciences,
Programme: 109
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. (2010). Serological evidence for the presence of non-pathogenic rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus-like strains in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) of the Kerguelen archipelago. Polar Biol., 33(7), 985–989 -989.
Abstract: Antibodies raised against a Lagovirus were found in healthy rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus sampled in 2003 and 2004 in the Kerguelen archipelago. The serological test we used enabled the detection of antibodies due to both pathogenic and non-pathogenic viruses related to the rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV). The overall proportion of seropositive rabbits was 35% and differed between sites. Since previous studies have failed to detect antibodies raised against pathogenic RHDV strains, the antibodies detected in the present study were likely due to non-pathogenic strains. The interest of these strains circulating in the Kerguelen archipelago is that they have evolved independently of those detected in the other parts of the world and should derive from an ancestral RHDV precursor. Their characterization may help understanding the evolution of the virus and the emergence of the disease.
Keywords: Biomedical and Life Sciences,
Programme: 279
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. (2012). Barbapellis pterygalces, new genus and new species of a singular eelpout (Zoarcidae: Teleostei) from the Antarctic deep waters
. Polar Biol., 35(2), 215–220.
Keywords: Biomedical and Life Sciences,
Programme: 1124
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. (2009). Polar Biol., 33(4), 485–492.
Abstract: The use of data-loggers has permitted to explore the biology of free-ranging animals. However, this method has also been reported to reduce reproductive success while the reasons of this deleterious effect remain poorly documented. In this study, we aimed to identify critical periods of the breeding cycle of Ad,lie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) when the reproductive success may decrease because of instrumentation. For this purpose, we monitored 40 pairs, where one parent was instrumented before egg laying and 30 pairs without devices (controls). These pairs were followed at least during the incubation period but the majority was monitored during the entire breeding season. Reproductive success was affected in pairs where males were instrumented. This was not due to extra chick mortality during chick rearing but to a significantly lower hatching success. Moreover, the use of artificial eggs recording incubation temperatures and egg rotation indicated that in instrumented incubating males, eggs spent as much time at optimal incubation temperatures as control eggs but were rotated at a higher frequency. In Ad,lie penguins, males initiate incubation and it has been established that the early stage of incubation is one of the most critical periods for embryonic development. The low hatching rate observed in instrumented males was associated with a higher egg rotation rate, perhaps as a stress response to the presence of the instrument. Even though the causal effects remain unclear, instrumentation severely affected hatching success. For these reasons, we recommend equipping birds after the early incubation.
Keywords: incubation, instrumentation, penguin,
Programme: 137
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